The Registry shows 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 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 79 registered sex offenders in Lumpkin County as of the third quarter of 2023, including their current status and the crime they committed.
Registered Sex Offenders in Lumpkin County as of Q3
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Spencer Hallberg | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Alberto Guzman | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony David Carr | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Archie Lee Atwell Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy Eller | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Billy Joe Posten | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Brandon Kendall Jones | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Brantley Zakk Scuffham | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brittany Lee Sloan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bryan Evan Tolbert | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Carl Eugene Varesi | Incarcerated | Rape 1st degree, forceable compulsion |
| Charles Edward Cates | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Charles Ray Allen Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Kenneth Howard | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christopher Lynn Cantrell | Not Incarcerated | 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 Shaun Cheek | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault by teacher/assault principal/other administrator engaged in sexual contact with another individual enrolled at school |
| Dewayne Allen Hopkins | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Donald Lee Armstrong | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| 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 |
| Herman Mitchell Dover | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Clenney Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Hoyt Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| James Remon Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Jason Barry Sandlin | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Thomas Lemley | Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Jason Truelove | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffery Shane Wiggins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| 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 |
| Joseph Henry Holland | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Michael Gibbs | Incarcerated | Cruelty toward child, transmission of information harmful to minors |
| Joshua Hank Vaughn | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Justin Richard Wolfersberger | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Kenneth Lee Woody | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kevin Lamar Cantrell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Lamar Noonan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kristopher Patrick Duke | Not Incarcerated | Coercion and enticement of a minor |
| Lester Mathews Sharpton | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual contact of a minor |
| Levi William Flake | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| Mario Vincent Carola | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marty W. Duffy | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated 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 | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Melvin Gooden | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Ray Hood | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Todd Hornsby | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Nicholas Alexander Breland | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Patricia Ann Davis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Peter Frederick Alden | Not Incarcerated | Possession of sexual explicit material of a minor under 12 |
| Raymond Lee Keanum | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Francis Jordan II | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Glenn Mayo | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sheri Gabrielle Rider | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated statutory rape |
| 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 |
| Tyler Ryan Kopazna | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Walter Hoppa | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Fay Hoshaw | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Jeffrey Harris | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
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