There were 113 registered sex offenders living in Haralson County as of the week ending Jan. 10, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, six 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 20 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Haralson County as of the Week Ending Jan. 10
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwin Calabrese | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Buddy Lamar Baggett Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Ray Watkins | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jeffery Frank Rakestraw | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffrey Allen Cohran | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Edward Hicks | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious on a minor |
| Joseph Lamar Campbell | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kary Devaughn Sinkfield | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Keith Lee Green | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious behavior with a victim 12 less than 16 years of age |
| Kerry Levi Rudeseal | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kohlton Alex Sheets | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| McKenzie Corey Hill | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Michael Shane Hulvey | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Nathaniel Glenn Matthews | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Recus Encino Pritchett | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robbie Joe Giddeons | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Robert Cleveland Hodgin III | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Timothy James Cole | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Trent Andrew Turpen | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Triston Lee Wilkerson | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Abelardo Aaron Martinez | Not Incarcerated | Sexual conduct with a minor |
| Amanda Frances Prater | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Michael Benefield | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Anthony Wayne Oden | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Barry Shawn Gann | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Barry Wayne Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Lewd act in presence of a child |
| Bob Jerald Duncan Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bradley Claude Wright | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Bradley Harold Crocker | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Brian Keith Martin | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brian Weaver | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Byron Herbert Coalson III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cecil Ray Wright | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cedric Rodiquez Owensby | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Chad Samuel Turner | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charles Edward Harris | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles W. Cox | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christopher M. Tyler | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Clarence Oliver Coalson Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Colby Jerald Parris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daniel Robert Hernandez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daniel Scott Fore | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Daniel Warren Blasdell | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct |
| Darryl Dwayne Randall | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David Keith Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| David Marion Woodall Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Russell Gaddis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dewey Lorenzo Whitehead III | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Donald Eric Lindsey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gary Lynn Burgess | Not Incarcerated | Rape first degree |
| Herman Nathaniel Lane | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Isaac Matthew Santiful | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery misdemeanor |
| Jackie Lee Reid | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| James Edward Billingsley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Edward Corbitt | Not Incarcerated | Obscene material |
| James Jeffery Looney | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Lee Chambers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Leonard Higgins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Michael Wright | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault by teacher/assault principal/other administrator engaged in sexual contact with another individual enrolled at school |
| James Milton Smith Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| James Ronald Cook | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jayson Nicholas McIntyre | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffery Boyd Brady | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jerry Allen Roe | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Jerry Michael Craft | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jerry Michael Holtzclaw | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jesse Robert Lipscomb | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jessie Timothy Paul Casey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joel Ivory Dockery Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| John Charles Sanders | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| John Quillian Head | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| John Wayne Billingsley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Johnathon Glenn Sanders | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Christopher Hutcheson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joseph Earl Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 |
| Joseph Eugene Hayes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Ryan Hughes | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Larry Emanuel Sherbert | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Larry Eugene Cash | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry Michael Snider | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Laura Jean Melissa Chapman | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Lee Anthony Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Leon Kay Roderick | Not Incarcerated | Forcible sodomy |
| Lewis David Steele | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Macon Leroy Mathias Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Matthew Christian Gray | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Michael Christopher Reynolds | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael David Pearson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Lee Poteet | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Preston Parrett | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Nathan William Dobbs | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nicholas Faine Proctor | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Patrick Anthony Barkley | Not Incarcerated | Carnal knowledge |
| Patrick Michael Dugan | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Peter G. Gearhart | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randell Lee Mauri Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Ronald Frank Hudgins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ronald Hightower | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ronald Lee West | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a minor |
| Roy Dale Marshall | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sandra Jean Franks | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Sean Connery Thomas Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Stephen Rand McGatha Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Tekoa Devon Ross | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas Ashley | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Thomas Barker Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Thomas Keeton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Matthew Hunt | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tim Clark | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Tony Anthony Weaver | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Travis Craig Williams | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Wallace Reginald Jarrett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Cuthbert McDougal | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
