There were 57 registered sex offenders living in Lamar County as of the week ending Jan. 3, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, four 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caleb Aaron Vansipe | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Dylan Blair Nessmith | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Jeffery Tyrone Weems | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jimmie Arnoz Taylor | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy Lee Earl Compton | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Latwune Sigmund Raines | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Marion Anderson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mitchell David Pattillo | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Nathan Eugene Lovelady | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randy Lewis Myrick | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Wayne Price | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Lee Spriggs | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bradley Justin Doke | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Brandon Charles Everett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Chanda Marie Smith | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Charles Donald Ward | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Christopher Randolph Parks | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Scott Holloway | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Cleveland Octavious Harden | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Craig Christopher Dumas | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Danny Lamar Bell Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| David Dewayne Wilkerson | Not Incarcerated | Forcible rape molestation of a juvenile |
| Dion Maurice Shaw | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Donald Wayne Toenniges | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Edward Michael Sommers | Not Incarcerated | Disseminate indecent material to a minor 1st degree |
| Gary Lynn Strain | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography |
| Gregory Bernard Howard | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Gregory Gerome Richardson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Harry James Walker | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jack Shane Renolds | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual penetration of a child 13 to 16 years of age in the second degree |
| James Curtis Rawlins | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Grady McDaniel | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| James Lewis Watts | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jared Michael Bass | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jerry Clinton Gibson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jessie Raye Snyder | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Johnnny Bee Singleton | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Julius Christopher McFadden | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Justin Paul Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Lee McNeil | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Michael G. Sollenberger | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Lamar Jones Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Lee Chambers | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Michael Nmn Brown | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Mickey Blackmon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Phillip Neal Dickerson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randall Crys Hubbard | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Ricky Jay Yoder | Not Incarcerated | Enticement of a minor for indecent purposes |
| Robert Eugene Sullivan | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Robert Lee Seay | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert Leon Haralson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Shawn Michael McDougall | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberty with a minor |
| Steven Anthony Lee | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Stony Scott Stanfield | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Thomas Mark Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Trent William Goss | Not Incarcerated | Out of state offender – sexual offense |
| Walter Franklin Hall | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |