Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 53 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that one of these sex offenders is a sexual predator. 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 nine 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 53 registered sex offenders in Oglethorpe County as of the first quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Alemi Arroyo Ayala | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Andrew Fred Frost | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Bobby Gene Gunter | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Carlos Antonio West | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Daniel Scott Hillwick | Not Incarcerated | Molestation of a child |
| Darrick Lamont Hill | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daryl Jay North | Not Incarcerated | Sexual misconduct |
| David Jermaine Waller | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Davontae Montez Elder | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Demarius Amone Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donald Ray Streetman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Elton Jerdon Smith | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Frankie L. Echols | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Gary Price | Not Incarcerated | Rape 1st degree |
| Gene Renard Davis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Grady Gene Garrish Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Grant Scott Cameron | Not Incarcerated | Use of a computer to solicit or lure a child to engage in sexual conduct |
| Harold Coneray Williams | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Henry Clayton Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jack Dempsey Fowler | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Alvin Chaney | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Frank Smith | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| James Russell Stewart | Not Incarcerated | Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense |
| Jason Allen Brannon | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeff Michael Tyndell | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| John D. Gilham | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| John Lee Gresham | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Jonathon James Tomasik | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua B. Spears | Not Incarcerated | Child indecent communication |
| Joshua James Benton | Not Incarcerated | Oral copulation with a person under 16 years of age be an offender over 21 years of age |
| Joshua Scott Kell | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joshua Tyrone Gresham | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kelvin Lakeith Hill | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Kevin Michael Lynch | Not Incarcerated | -- |
| Lance Monroe Phelps | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Lawrence Sheridan Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated felonious sexual assault |
| Lorenzo Shelton | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Michael David Fleming | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Morgan Kelby Andrews | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Nathan Daniel Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nicholas Wayne Harrison | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Norman Anthony Pugh | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Philip Andrew Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Phillip Mark David | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Dorian Mitchell | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Richard Lee Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ronald Henry Long | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Samuel Roy Wilbanks | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Timothy Scott Ogle | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Travis Zenas Davenport | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Ward William Currier | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Willis Craig Gabriel | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Zachary Dane Turner | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
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