There were 43 registered sex offenders living in Wilkinson County as of the week ending April 18, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, four 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 seven 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.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher K. Washington | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christopher Williams | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ira Strange | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Dewayne Sanders | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Lamarcus Thomas | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Samuel Kevin Dennard | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Stephen Blake Ezelle | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Kitchens | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Austin Dean Runyon | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Carlos Dwight Arnold | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Charles L. Dear | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated indecent assault |
| Christine Elizabeth Sampson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Christopher Alton Morgan | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dale Screws | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Danny Ray Avery | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| David Carlton Roberts | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| David Lee Yancey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Demesco Scott | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Donald Gene Kirk Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Indecency with a child |
| Eddie Lee Smith | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery on a child under 12 years by a perpetrator 18 years or older |
| Eric Fluker | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Gerald Chris Watkins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jairus Newton | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Jasper Cooper | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jeffrey Scott Simmons | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jesse Leroy Overlock | Not Incarcerated | Sex/commit/attempt lewd act upon child under 16 years old |
| Kenneth R. Grimsley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Lonnie Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Louis Anthony Baumann | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Quentin Xavier Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randy Ford Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Curry | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Samuel Shaboka Owens | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Sean Percy Arnot | Not Incarcerated | Obscene communication |
| Sheila Fisher | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steven Wayne Starley | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Terrance Bomar McClurkin | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Thomas Scott Dukes | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas Simmons | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Watson Hartley Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas Wilson Kitchens II | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Weldon Solomon | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Winston Mark Grimsley | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |