Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 57 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
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 13 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 57 registered sex offenders in Candler County as of the third quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hinojosa | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Alphonso Lee Peterson Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious conduct with a child |
| Amanda Lynn Rushton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Anthony McCormick | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Areaona Lachelle MacK | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Blake Leon Horton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Bobby Joe Miles | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Carlton Lavon Benjamin | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Chad Michael Wallace | Not Incarcerated | Child molesting |
| Charles Neeley Hendrix Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| 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 |
| Jamie Lamot Smith | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| 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 Butler | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| 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 |
| Shelton Jarquet Cobb | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| 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 | Not 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 |
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