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, 78 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 10 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 78 registered sex offenders in Franklin County as of the second quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Oien Mourikis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Albert Lattimore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Brett Bolman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Barry Hal Bailey | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Brian Keith Mullinax | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Brian Walter Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Allen Franklin | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Clark Bowen | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Charles J. Powell | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of a child |
| Charles Z. Moulder | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Christian Lung | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Clayton Keith Crowe | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Corey Smith | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Craig Landers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dale Hayden May | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Daniel Craig Fulghum | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Daniel Crawford Wright | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Daniel Thurmond | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| David Crosslin | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| David Wayne Simpson Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Derrick Nathan Garner | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Donald David Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Douglas Desean Logan | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eric Favre | Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of children |
| Ervin Ross Whisenant | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Eugene Erwin Moore | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gary Ashley Hardman | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| George Michael Artist | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Girardi Santiago Guzman | Not Incarcerated | Rape of child by force |
| Gregory Knight Knight | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors 16/17 years old |
| Idrick Hancock | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Jajaira Leah Hinzman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| James Daniel Dhooghe | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Jamison | Not Incarcerated | 1st degree assault and battery |
| Jamie Lee Certain | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason James Dugas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffery Franklin Ledford | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jeremy Michael McKinley | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Jeremy Quinta Smith | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joe D. Thurmond | Not Incarcerated | Lewd lascivious molestation victim 12 |
| Joe David Lazenby II | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joey Smith Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| John Phillip Brookshire | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Raven Martin | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Joshua Paul Harkins | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Joshua Ryan Buckley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of minor 3rd degree |
| Joshua Steven Roberson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Julie Cecilia Henson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Justin Cody Pilgrim | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Kenneth David Miller | Not Incarcerated | -- |
| Kenneth Harold Ethridge | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Kenneth Paul Swain | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenny Crump | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mathew B. Ranzie | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Michael Blake Hendrix | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Lynn Bryant | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Odis David Ayers | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Ricky Thomas Stinchcomb | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Charles Franklin | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Edmond Wallace | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Ronald Gary Pinkard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sara Louise Wilkins | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Stephen Anthony Moon | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Steven Harbert | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tefrem Demond Thornton | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Terry Marcus Stanley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Jerry Miller | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Cory Chambers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Wayne Allen | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Todd Edward McCurry | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Troy Lee Carter | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Uriah Carter Cummings | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Victor Matthew Ledlow | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Walter E. Foote | Not Incarcerated | Rape strongarm |
| William Edward Butler | Not Incarcerated | Disseminate obscene material to a person under 18 years |
| William Edward Newsom | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wilson Kennedy Walker | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Zachary Taylor Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
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