There were 87 registered sex offenders living in Lumpkin County as of the week ending Feb. 7, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, two 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 eight 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Lumpkin County as of the Week Ending Feb. 7
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Edward Cates | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Cory Joel Weldon | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dewayne Allen Hopkins | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Thomas Lemley | Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Kevin Lamar Cantrell | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kyle Joseph Miklas | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Levi William Flake | Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Timothy Marshall Jones | Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Alan Spencer Hallberg | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Alberto Guzman | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Johnathon Coriell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Archie Lee Atwell Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy Joe Posten | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Billy Joe Rider | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Brittany Lee Sloan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bryan Evan Tolbert | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Dennis Harris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Ray Allen Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Kenneth Howard | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Corey Christopher Shaw | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual contact with a minor |
| Cortnie Lane Jenkins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Curtis Kyle Trusty | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Daniel Matthew Densmore | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Darrell Paul Stephens | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Brian Jones | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David Junior Daniel | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David Whitemore McClung III | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dennis Albert Jacoberger | Not Incarcerated | Possession of computer graphic files depicting minor persons engaged in sexually explicit conduct |
| Donald Lee Armstrong | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Edward Charles Roberts | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Elijah James Curtis | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Ernest Robert Skinner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Frank Fredrick Cantrell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Garry Wayne Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| George Roy Sutton Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Gerald Cain Campbell Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Grady Ray Wood | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age |
| Harthur Prado Curi | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ian Michael Godfrey | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Alan Romesser | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Charles Herndon | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| James Clenney Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Herbert Amberg Pope | Not Incarcerated | Sexual solicitation of a minor |
| James Hoyt Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| James Remon Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Janus Sorrells | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Barry Sandlin | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffrey Norman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerry Franklin Holton | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jimmy Lane Tolbert | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault on a child |
| Jimmy Ray Moon | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Johnny Ray Barmore | Not Incarcerated | Sex assault victim under 15 years of age |
| Jonathan Cody Black | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Henry Holland | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Josue Emilo Rodriguez | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Justin Jeffrey Edge | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Kristopher Patrick Duke | Not Incarcerated | Coercion and enticement of a minor |
| Lester Mathews Sharpton | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual contact of a minor |
| Mario Vincent Carola | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew Duane Dodd | Not Incarcerated | Transmitting obsence material to a child by computer |
| Matthew Lyndon Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Possession of a photo showing sexual performance by a child |
| Matthew Shane Garner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Melvin Gooden | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Todd Hornsby | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Mikael Scott Eddy | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Patricia Ann Davis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raymond Lee Keanum | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Richard Allen Rayner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Francis Jordan II | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Glenn Mayo | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Wayne Lance Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Ronald John Zahn Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Ryan Christopher Harris | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Ryan Dean Hupp | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Sheri Gabrielle Rider | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated statutory rape |
| Shirley Ann Chester | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Steven Gregory Venturino | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Steven Lee Olson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Thomas Andrew Flynn | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Braden Burk | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Ray Lee | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Todd Dennis Tepp | Not Incarcerated | Lewd, indecent proposal or acts to a child |
| Walter Hoppa | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wesley Hughlee Keown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| William Fay Hoshaw | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Stephenson Mitchell | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| William Wesley Woody | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
