There were 69 registered sex offenders living in Appling County as of the week ending Feb. 21, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, five were considered sexual predators by the Registry. 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 14 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. reached approximately 795,000 as of August 2024, an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. In the same month, Georgia’s registry listed nearly 25,000 individuals.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Lamar Simmons | Incarcerated | Armed sexual battery of a 12 years old |
| Corey Devon Rooks | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| David C. Learn | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Dontae John Howard | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Duncan Eric Stone | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| James Patrick McTier | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jason Robinson | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| John Daniel Melton | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Rushean Shaw | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Ray Rowell | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Moses Garcia | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Phillip Allen Loughry | Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Ricky Dubberly Gilbert | Incarcerated | Indecent liberty with a minor |
| Willie Lee Mathis | Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Alexander Dasher Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Alexis Arianna Carpenter | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Anthony Maurice Brown | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Arturo Ramos | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bobby Calvin White Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Bobby Sherman Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brandon Keith Simmons | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Buford Eugene Ellis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Calvin Matthew Lee | Not Incarcerated | Attempt sexual battery force not l |
| Charles E. German | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery on a child |
| Charles Tony Bargeron | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Brandon Reese | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Daniel Love Goodrich | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Larry Wolfe Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child 1st degree |
| Dennis Woodcock | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Deshawn Lamar Washington | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Devan Lynn Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by an authority figure |
| Donald Arthur Futch | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child, child molestation |
| Donald MacK Medders | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Douglas Keaton Chaney | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dwight Lleywilln Nails | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ernest Roger Roach | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Hosea Antonio Wilcox | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jackie John Brannon | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| James Andrew Beasley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Daniel Barnard | Not Incarcerated | — |
| James MacBeth Giddens | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Lawrence Sweat | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jeremy Dean Varnadore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeremy Wayne Beck | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jetoine Jaorquia Jones | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jimmy Ray Lord | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joe Gary Hayes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jonathan Patrick Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jonathon Heith Ashmore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Mitchell Vann | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Lamar Harris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Blake Carter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kyle Williams Short | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Lee Norris Wooten | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Leonard Bernard White | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Matthew Laverne Perry | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Adam Nevers | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Ray Bratcher | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Miles Regan Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raymond Jimmy Lee Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Richard Calvin Roberson | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Richard Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Ricky Nathan Perry | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Rodney Timothy Blackmon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Terrance Hayward Rooks | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Thomas Barron Leggett Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Marcus Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| William Alton Carter | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious act, sexual assault, fondling offense against a child under 16 |
| William Eric Hummel | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
