There were 38 registered sex offenders living in Pike County as of the week ending Jan. 3, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, three 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 three 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.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Fowler | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lydell Eugene Holmes | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Marshall Christopher Thompson | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Abe Lee Buice | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Adam Seth Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Angela Michelle Huey | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Carvis Joseph Norton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Charles Conrad Roberts | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charlie Robert Burden | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher David Hemphill | Not Incarcerated | Solicitation of a minor to commit sexual assault of a child |
| Daniel Eric Price | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Daryl House | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| David Chris Kelley Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Gerald H. Miller | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jackson Lee Hatchett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James E. Stevens | Not Incarcerated | Possession of a photo showing sexual performance by child |
| James Michael Lee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Lee Hatchett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffery McGill | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Jeffrey Allen Millmine | Not Incarcerated | Sexual lewd act committig or attempting lewd act upon a child under 16 years of age |
| Jimmy Keith Smith | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| John Craig Wright Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor |
| Joshua Matthew Parrott | Not Incarcerated | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Larry Neal Stewart | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Leon Milner | Not Incarcerated | Indecency with a child by exposure |
| Leon Walker | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Lewis Duane Herndon | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Michael Steven Haywood | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Peter David Grubb | Not Incarcerated | Obscene telephone contact with a child |
| Robert Edmond Stripling | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert Tucker III | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ronald Melvin Harper | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Steven Dwayne Epps Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tommy Ray Goolsby Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Walt Thomas Nyman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Aaron Hubbard | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Ernest Bain | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Joshua Gaddy | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery/coerce a child by adult |
