Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 38 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 six 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 38 registered sex offenders in Twiggs County as of the third quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
Offender | Status | Crime |
---|---|---|
April Lea Howard | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
Bernard Middlebrooks | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Billy Jack Loftis | Not Incarcerated | Lewd molestation |
Bruce Barnwell | Not Incarcerated | Attempted sodomy 1st degree |
Candice B. French | Not Incarcerated | Taking indecent liberties with children |
Christopher Lorenzo Stephens | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
Christopher Melvin Rhey | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
Clayton Hubert Pender | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Cortamez Solomon | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
Courtlee Wilton Taner | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
Dale Bryan Jester | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Eddie Lee Rouse | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Ephraim L. Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Fred Stephens | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
Harrison Hitchcock | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
Humberto Gustavo Amieva | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery and sexual act with a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
Jacob James Ahern | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
Jonathan David Alexander | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
Joshua Aaron Byrd | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Keith Wiggins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Kevin Christopher Stanley | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
Kurtis Dewayne Long | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
Lentrellis Jaquan Stephens | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
Marcus Tyrone Rose | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assualt of a child |
Monterrio Dejonnarius Wilson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Perry Stewart Snider | Not Incarcerated | Indecency sexual contact with a child |
Robert Allen Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by an authority figure |
Ronnie Milton Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Roy Oneal Looney | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Shawn Wesley Byrd | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
Stephen Charles Clance | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
Steven Ray Barnhart | Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
Stevie Banks | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Tamarcus Jermaine Sanford | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
Todd Lamanze Ward | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
Tony Antwan Chambliss | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
William Arthur Harden | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
William Robert Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |