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, 66 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 66 registered sex offenders in Jones County as of the first quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Blair Carrick | Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual contact |
| Albert Bonner Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Albert Dewayne Sutton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Antonio Leonard Gibson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Aubrey Alan Riggins | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| 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 |
| Christopher Alton Morgan | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Lee Sorensen | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clayton Harold Feltz | Not Incarcerated | Forcible sodomy |
| Cory Labryll Laster | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Coty Brandon Self | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Darius Antoinne Young | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dean Watson Walker Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Derrick Jevon Wells | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donald Neal Woodward | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Douglas Andrewlane Shurley | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Douglas McArthur Fraley Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dustin Shane Dukes | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Edward Eugene Brown | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Ernest Howard Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Frank C. Hayslip | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gerald John Wodkins Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated indecent assault |
| Hunter Gene Kendrick | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Issiah Eugene Van Osdel | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jaime Autry Webb | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| James Aubrey Gore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Randolph Collins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Robert Lafountain | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 years of age |
| James Thomas Avery | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under |
| 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 |
| Johnny Paul Luke Clements | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assualt |
| Joseph Michael Morrell | Incarcerated | Criminal sexual act 2nd degree |
| Joseph Natchez Woods | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Shane Kemp | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joshua Edward Jeanes | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Joshua James Reese | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Kenneth Ray Alligood | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry Donnell Pitts Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lawrence William Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Use computer service to seduce solicit etc child |
| 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 Thomas Day | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Webster Brown | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a child |
| Monroe Franklin Arnold IV | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Paul Everett Holsey | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Randy Otis Wammock Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy |
| Ricko Darnell Morgan | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Brannon Bonifay III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Lee Murphy | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Ruben Barbosa | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Samuel King | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Terald Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Terry Lamarcus Kemp | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas Scott Brantley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tommy Merlin Ledford Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Walter Clifford Benefield | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Clark Tatro | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Ernest King Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
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