There were 60 registered sex offenders living in Candler County as of the week ending July 5, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
The Registry shows that three of these sex offenders are sexual predators. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense.
The Registry also shows that 16 of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
Sex offenders in Georgia remain on the Sexual Offender Registry for life unless removed by a court order or other legal means. Any individual who fails to register when required “shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 30 years,” according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Under Georgia law, sex offenders must register with the sheriff in their county of residence, employment, and schooling. They must update their information within 10 days of any change and notify authorities when moving in or out of state.
The number of registered sex offenders in the U.S. has climbed to approximately 795,000 as of August 2024—an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. As of that same month, Georgia’s registry includes around 24,730 individuals.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hinojosa | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Alphonso Lee Peterson Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious conduct with a child |
| Anthony McCormick | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Apryl Diane Martin | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Areaona Lachelle MacK | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Belinda Beth Hehir | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Blake Leon Horton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Bobby Joe Miles | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Carlton Lavon Benjamin | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Chad Michael Wallace | Not Incarcerated | Child molesting |
| Charles Neeley Hendrix Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Burke | Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Christopher L. Thomas | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Craig Lance Braziel | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Danny Mosley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Aaron Brown | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Debra Elaine Evans | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eddie Lee McCormick | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Edward Jermaine Davis | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Franklin Williams Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Geoffrey Dean Collins | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Gilbert Galvan | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Harry Louis Parra | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Herman George Scott | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| James Anthony Lee | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| James C. Thompson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Lamar Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jessie Carlton Clifton Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jody Thomas Fail | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Harold Mixon | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Joshua Alton Fitzpatrick | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Kelvin Wright | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Levon Mitchell | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| MacK Wilson | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Michael Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse victum under 12 – felony |
| Michael Keith Sutton | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Preston Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ralph McHugh Wood | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ramon Ramos | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to commit a lewd act on a child under 16 |
| Raymond Ashley Shultz | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Richard Michael Baker | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert James Lanier | Incarcerated | Public indecency |
| Robert Joseph Flynt | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roy Kenneth Heaton Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Santonio Perzel Moore | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Shelton Jarquet Cobb | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Stephen Joseph Woods | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of minor/advertisement for child porn |
| Steven Cade Rich | Not Incarcerated | Obscene telephone contact with a child |
| Terry L. Bostic | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Thomas Parker | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Jay Lunardi | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Timothy Wayne Diggs | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Todd Chadwick Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Tony Coney | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tony Lanelle Hendrix | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Travis Roosevelt Jackson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Devon Knight | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Roy Monk | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Willie James Peterson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Zachary Eric Grice | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery of a minor 12-16 years of age |
