Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 70 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that four 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 11 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.
If a sex offender moves to another county in the state of Georgia or another state in the US, they are required to register with the Sheriff in their new county or state of residence.
SafeHome.org, a security think tank, found the number of sex offenders in the US increases by roughly 32,000 a year.
Below is a breakdown of the 70 registered sex offenders in Appling County as of the third quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Aimee Hodges | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| 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 Lamar Simmons | Incarcerated | Armed sexual battery of a 12 years old |
| Anthony Maurice Brown | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Antonio Deshawn Sims | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| 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 |
| Christopher Lee Jefferies | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Corey Devon Rooks | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| 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 |
| Donald Ray Smith | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Dontae John Howard | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Duncan Eric Stone | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| 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 Daniel Barnard | Not Incarcerated | -- |
| James MacBeth Giddens | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Patrick McTier | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jason Lawrence Sweat | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jason Robinson | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Jeremy Dean Varnadore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeremy Wayne Beck | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jetoine Jaorquia Jones | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jimmie Lee Underwood | Not Incarcerated | 4th degree rape victim under 16 years old |
| Jimmy Ray Lord | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joe Gary Hayes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Daniel Melton | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Perry Thigpen | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Jonathan Patrick Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Joshua Mitchell Vann | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Rushean Shaw | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kevin Blake Carter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kyle Williams Short | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Larry Burnard Roberson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Lee Norris Wooten | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| 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 |
| Michael Ray Rowell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Miles Regan Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Moses Garcia | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Phillip Allen Loughry | Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Raymond Jimmy Lee Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Richard Calvin Roberson | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Richard Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Ricky Dubberly Gilbert | Incarcerated | Indecent liberty with a minor |
| Ricky Nathan Perry | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Robert W. Akins | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Rodney Timothy Blackmon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Spencer Evans Craven | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| 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 |
| Tristan Lee Campbell | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| William Alton Carter | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious act, sexual assault, fondling offense against a child under 16 |
| Willie Lee Mathis | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Xavier Paige | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
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