There was one more registered sex offender living in Wilkinson County in August compared to the previous month, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Overall, 43 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that four of these sex offenders are sexual predators. 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 five 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. has climbed to approximately 795,000 as of August 2024—an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. As of that same month, Georgia’s registry includes around 24,730 individuals.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kitchens | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Austin Dean Runyon | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Benjamin Gilbert Haro III | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| 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 | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher K. Washington | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christopher Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dale Screws | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Danny Ray Avery | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| David Lee Yancey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Demesco Scott | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dexter T. Myrick | 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 |
| Ira Strange | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jairus Newton | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Jasper Cooper | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Javious Rodriquez Webster | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffrey Scott Simmons | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kenneth R. Grimsley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Kevin Dewayne Sanders | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Lamarcus Thomas | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| 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 Kevin Dennard | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| 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 | 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 |
