There were 66 registered sex offenders living in Jones County as of the week ending May 23, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, two 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Blair Carrick | Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual contact |
| Christopher Lee Sorensen | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ernest Howard Sr. | Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Frank C. Hayslip | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Hunter Gene Kendrick | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Issiah Eugene Van Osdel | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Michael Morrell | Incarcerated | Criminal sexual act 2nd degree |
| Joshua James Reese | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Marcus Coleman Freeman | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marvin Gaylord Harris | Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child |
| Matthias Josiah Riddle | Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct – 1st degree – penetration or contact under 14- actor more than 36 months older than the victim |
| Michael Thomas Day | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raymond Vernon Evans | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Albert Bonner Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Albert Dewayne Sutton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Aubrey Alan Riggins | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Brandon Timothy Stallworth | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brett Dalton Hall | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Bruce Alan Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Carl Virgil Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Henry Miller III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Leroy Fitzpatrick | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cory Labryll Laster | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Coty Brandon Self | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dana Marie Forsythe Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Darrell Justin Stone | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Dean Watson Walker Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donald Andrew Lackey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Douglas McArthur Fraley Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dustin Shane Dukes | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Edgar Lewis Hall Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Edward Eugene Brown | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Erica Leann Layton | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Harrison Hitchcock | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Aubrey Gore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James C. Lail | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| James Franklin Asbell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Michael Purcell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Randolph Collins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Toby Dykes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Vincent Lamb | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jessie Lacson Pfeil | Not Incarcerated | Furnishing/distributing obscene material to minors |
| Jimmy Lee Mullis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Edward McMillian | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| John Lewis Harvey | Not Incarcerated | Rape first degree |
| Joseph Shane Kemp | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joshua Edward Jeanes | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Kenneth Ray Alligood | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Douglas Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Wayne Boggs | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Larry Donnell Pitts Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lewis William Merrian III | Not Incarcerated | Gross sexual imposition |
| Manolom Sengsouvanh | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew Clifton Cogburn | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Michael Kyle Clevenger | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Webster Brown | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a child |
| Paul Everett Holsey | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Ricko Darnell Morgan | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Brannon Bonifay III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ruben Barbosa | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Steven Craig Deason Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Terry Lamarcus Kemp | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas Scott Brantley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tommy Merlin Ledford Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Walter Clifford Benefield | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Clark Tatro | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
