There were 139 registered sex offenders living in Effingham County as of the week ending April 11, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, three 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 18 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 Effingham County as of the Week Ending April 11
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Eugene Miles | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Brian Michael Walls | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Clint Donovan Shelley | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Cody Landon Tracy | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dusty Dan Hamilton | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gavin DeWitt Evans | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Daryl Thayer | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Jason Lyle Brown | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Johnnie Ray Jones | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Stewart Madden | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Adam Root | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Rahleek Elliott Clark | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ricky Ray Hammonds Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Jonathan Hart | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robert Wayne Shearhouse | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas George Kaercher | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Thomas Joseph Rafferty | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Toleman Botkins | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Aaron Hugh Hill | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Adam Earl Alewine | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Andres Cruz Alvarez | Not Incarcerated | Use of a computer to solicit a minor for unlawful sexual activity |
| Anthony Luise Gonzalez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Maurice Moody | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Vashon Bowman | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Antron Laprentice Greene | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ashley Lee Rahn | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Bert Frances Pangle | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault first degree |
| Bradley Lee Lindsay | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual abuse |
| Brandon Reese Vance | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Brandon Rontae Dais | Not Incarcerated | Enticement of minor for indecent purposes via telecommunications |
| Calvin Taurus Childers | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct |
| Charles Anthony Bazzle | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree |
| Charles Richard Vanbrackle | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Christopher Judson Cook | Not Incarcerated | Obscene communication |
| Clayton Louis Crabbe | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Clyde Carburn Turner | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Colby Matthew Lively | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cole Wyatt Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Corey Deron Garvin | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Corey Lamon Crump | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Corrie Ramon Lang | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Craig Bernard Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Daniel Walter Counts III | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Danny Allen Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Attempted sexual conduct with a minor |
| Darren Scott Dodge | Not Incarcerated | Annoy/etc child under 18 years old |
| David Allen May | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| David Bruce Slay | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Darrel Drake | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Neil Brown | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| David Wayne Williford | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Demarkas Mykel Gant | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Douglas Ryan Cartrette | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eddie Junior Adams | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Edwin Dwayne Fountain | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Eric James Reamy | Not Incarcerated | Impairing or debauching the morals of a child |
| Francis Donald Rozenbeck | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Frank Joseph Pelan | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault, carnal abuse |
| Franklin James Love | Not Incarcerated | Transmission of child pornography |
| Frederick Leon Doe | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Fulton Matthews Hendrix | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gary Raymond Reierson | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| George Randy Achtziger | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gerald Clifford Darley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gerald Michael Ortega | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Glen Joseph Wood | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Gregory Douglas Forehand | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child by a custodian |
| Gregory Hezekiah Miller | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree |
| Harrison Reppard Brown | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Howard William Dearing | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Hoyt Thomas Roberts | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ian Duane Wilkerson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Gilbert Culpepper | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| James Joseph Sapp | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| James Leslie Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| James Lester Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jamie Lamont Price | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Bryant Williams | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Jason Lee Castle | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jason Wayne Seger | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jethar Henry Roper | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Lawrence Hughey Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child |
| John Lee Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| John Michael Coburn | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| John Westbrook Corbett | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated rape |
| Jonathan Michael King | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Ronald Duclos Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit aggravated rape |
| Joseph Wayne Pittman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Julian Heyman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Giles Williams Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Kenneth Lee Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Kerry Nelson Mock | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kristopher Edward Kcuik | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lawrence Peter Christiansen | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| Lloyd Aaron Waters III | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Luis Alfonso Perez | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| Marcus Wade Tebeau | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Mark Allen Nicks | Not Incarcerated | 3rd degree sexual assault |
| Mark Wilson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Mary Alice West | Not Incarcerated | Facilitating the commission to commit exploitation of a minor by electronic means |
| Mathew John Underwood | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Michael Allan Shepard | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Andrew Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael James Benham | Not Incarcerated | Interfere with privacy attempt hotel tan booth or other place gaze stare or peep in window or aperture |
| Michael John Oconner | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Kirkland | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Ryan Gibbons | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Michael Wayne Yarbrough | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Payton Burke Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor |
| Phillip Eugene Moran | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery on a minor |
| Ralph Eugene Thurman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raymond Lee Umbarger | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct with a minor |
| Richard Carlton Brinson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Gregory Burton | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Richard James Chrysler | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor |
| Robert Anthony Celeste | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors 16/17 years old |
| Robert Harrison Strickland | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Larry Howell Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Rodney Quitman Lancaster | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Roger Dale Ganey | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Roger Dale Smith | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Ronald Wayne Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Scott Thomas Jones | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by an adult on a child 12 years of age |
| Sean Travis Gifford | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stanley Lee Reed | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Steven Daniel Jonas | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Steven Dwayne Daniels | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Thomas Edward Stark | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Timothy Royce Warren | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Torrence Durriel Butler | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Victor Michael Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Wilbert Lee Greathouse | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| William Benajmin Glover | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Edward Benton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William F. Lingenfelser | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| William Glenn Nickle | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Moses Wilson III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Willie Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Zachary Andrew Ambrose | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Zdzislaw Tatara | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
