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, 80 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that 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 that seven 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 80 registered sex offenders in Hart County as of the second quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Lamar Finney | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 2nd degree |
| Albert William Barnes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Alex Lafayetta Morgan | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Andre Antonio Swilling | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct with a minor 2nd degree |
| Anthony Wayne Fletcher | Not Incarcerated | Annoy molestation children under 18 years of age |
| Apontio Jesse Curry | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Benjamin David Peeples | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy Eugene Ballard | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct with a minor |
| Billy Ray Culpepper | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Bruce Lynn Smith | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| Carl Stanley Crews | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Chad Durwin Temple | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Chad Otis Budd | Not Incarcerated | Attempt 2nd degree sexual assault |
| Christopher Paul Terrell | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cintavious Markey Smith | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Craig Heath Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Internet luring of a child 1) solicitation of a minor for sexual conduct 2) unlawful use of two-way communications device 3) transmission of harmful material to a minor (consolidated) |
| Dalton K. Lyon | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| David Wayne Sanders | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dedrick Oneal Martin | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Douglas Allen Dove | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Eldra Lamont Gaines | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Emanuel Marshall | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Fredrick Lamar Smith | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Garnett Antrail Johnson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gary Mitchell Petersen | Not Incarcerated | Lasvicious acts with a child |
| George Stephen Cheek | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gregory Lane Turner | Not Incarcerated | Commit or attempt lewd act on a child less than 16 |
| Jake Delvin Bowers | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Edward Lane III | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a child |
| James Edward May | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| James Kenneth Linto | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jamie Terrel Odister | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Warren Dunn | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffery Clark | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffrey Butler | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct third degree |
| Jeffrey Max Durfee | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of a child |
| Jeffrey Michael Sucato | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by adult/victim under 12 years of age |
| Jeffrey Richard King | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffrey Wall Delk | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| John Arthur Webb | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| John Lawrence Holmes | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| John Mark Campbell | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Jon Thomas McEwan | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated felonious sexual assault |
| Kerry Morrell Sadler | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Kevin Latodd Young | Not Incarcerated | Rape strongarm |
| Kevin Melendez Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Attempted sexual conduct child (1st degree) |
| Lawrence Keith Ashton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of a child |
| Levi James Bates | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| Lucious Spencer Partlow | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Mac Jamar Cunningham | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Matthew Joseph Brewer | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14 years of age |
| Maurice J. Pellizzari Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Forcible touching |
| Michael Jerome Burton | Not Incarcerated | 2nd degree assault with an intent to commit criminal sexual abuse |
| Michael Lee Hahn | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual impair 4th degree |
| Michael Shane Wix | Not Incarcerated | Deal in depictions of a minor |
| Michael Tyrone Blackwell | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Morris Jeffery Rucker | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Nicholas Levi Bates | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Nicholas Nyreses Roebuck | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Ralph Edward Rayton | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Randall Lee Bowman | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Raul Timothy Santana | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Lewis Brown | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roderick Carlton Craft Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rodney Dale Brewer | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Roy Lee Teasley | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Roy Otis Tennant | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree |
| Sidney Tyrese Morrison | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Steve Brian Boles | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Steven Joseph Scott Pounds | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Steven Keith Robinson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Steven Wayne Shaw | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Thomas Fitzgerald McCan | Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Timothy David Shultz | Not Incarcerated | Lewd sexual battery |
| Timothy Irwin Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Walter Lincoln Dye | Not Incarcerated | Indecent exposures 5 counts |
| William Anthony Patrick | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Clive Smith | Not Incarcerated | Criminal solicitation of a minor |
| William Kenneth Ferguson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault 1st degree |
| Zachary Lane Koehn | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
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