There were 131 registered sex offenders living in Meriwether County as of the week ending May 30, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, 11 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 21 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 Meriwether County as of the Week Ending May 30
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Shermaine Bussey | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charlie Senior Jr. | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Darrell Lamar Sanders | Incarcerated | Rape |
| David Patrick Shelton | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dillon Frank Brown | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dustin John Carter | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Eugene Charles Davis | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Johnny Dean Carrigg | Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct with a minor |
| Jonathan Rusty Crook | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kendrell Antwan Colton | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Melvin Lorenzo Pickering Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael C. Parsons | Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual activity with a minor |
| Quantez Traveon Robinson | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Richard Joseph Lynch | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Wayne Stapler | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rodney Bernard Blount | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Stan Titus Colton | Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Steven Dargis Krush | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Terry Lewis Anthony | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Travion Terrell Hall | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Timothy Hoard | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Albert Lee Gates | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Amier Shundre Steed | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Andrew Lewis Caldwell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Kim Gillen | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Lee Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Benjamin Caleb Peardon | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Billy Eugene Ralston | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy Wayne Edmonson | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Brandon Chase Duffy Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bruce Lee Snell | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Casey Dewayne Harmon | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Charles Curtis Behrendt | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Hussey | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Christopher Matthew Camp | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Randolph | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Christopher Thomas Davis | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Clifford J. Thrower | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Colby Tavares Marshall | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daniel Merle McDavid | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Danny Robert Erxleben | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct first – degree (victim under 13) |
| Darrell Maurice Murry | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| David Eugene Byron | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Lynn Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Denson Dean Byrom | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Dwayne Billingslea | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Edric Charon Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Edward Levon Amey | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Frantz Saintil | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Fred Phillips | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Fredaruis Kezae Prather | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Gary Aaron Steed | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| George Wamboldt | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assualt (unnatural act with child) |
| Gerald Lee Howard | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Greg Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gregory Edward Lara | Not Incarcerated | Oral copulation with a child under 16 years of age |
| Harry Lee Freeman Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Henry Bowles | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious conduct with a victim |
| Henry W. Martin | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Herbert R. Hulsey | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Howard Fred Scales | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jack Anthony Dunlap | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jacob Lane Smith | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Edward Dean Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Junior Leslie | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Kennedy Henderson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Troy Rowe | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jason Miller Tuten | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffrey Wayne Durham | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jemarcus Carlos Robinson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jeremy Javon Pope | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jerry Lewis Langford | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joel Douglas McKerley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| John Anthony Ward | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| John Earl Stinson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Johnny Bernard Sinkfield | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joseph Allen Alexander | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Ector Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Justin Mardez Owens | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Kaelan Edward Foster | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Kenneth Brandon Sampler | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Kenneth Charles Fincher | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Arthur Carr | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Lee Swords | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Michael McElwaney | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kirvin Bernard Clark | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Larry Timothy Grier | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Leonard Ray Nash | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Livincent Tyrone Ellison | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lonnie Atkinson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Louis Lamont Brown | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct involving sexual penetration |
| Lucas Byron Prince | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Marcus Renard Robinson | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Marquavius Jajuan Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Marquis Dewayne Cook | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Melissa Anne Faust | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Edward Aubuchon | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault 4th degree |
| Michael Lewis Chatfield | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Ray James | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Monica Leigh Quick | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Phillip Adam Scarlett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Quintin Antonio Rainey | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Raymond Brandon Knight | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 2nd degree |
| Regina Leigh Jones | Not Incarcerated | Rape of a child 2nd degree 2 counts |
| Render Lee Rosser | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Adam Myers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Ellis Ford | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert C. Fincher | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Roderick Jamar Prather | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Rodney Tyrone Prather | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Roger Dale Borden | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rondal Desmond Ledford | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ruben Ellis Reese | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Rubin Bernard Hines Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Scott Angeles Fishburne | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious act |
| Scotty Deon Owens | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Sean A. Palmer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery 1st degree |
| Sharon Catherine Easterday | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Skylar Richard Huhn | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Steven Carson Fincher | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Terrence Durell Adams | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Terry Lewis Geddis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Terry Michael Brown | Not Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Thomas Dunn | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Patrick McKay | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Walter Christian Baynes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wayne Eddie Cox | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Ricky Caldwell | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| William Ridley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Scott Etheredge | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Willie Deloach Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
