There were 63 registered sex offenders living in Putnam County as of the week ending Aug. 30, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
The Registry shows that three 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Broadus Adams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Arnold Vern Rubert | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby West Jr. | Incarcerated | Pandering of a person under 18 years of age |
| Bracken Gage Hensley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual misconduct with a minor |
| Bradley Clark | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Brent N. Mero | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of a minor, possessing photo material |
| Brett Alan Crowe | Not Incarcerated | Criminal solicitation of a minor |
| Christopher Allen Underwood | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Boyd Brown | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
| Clayton Darrell Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Clint Ethan Long | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 |
| Darion Oneal Swain | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Darrell Clayton Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| David Lee Harris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Michael McCarey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Deena Jo Stevenson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dexter Demond Foster | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Doron Latrell Powers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Elizabeth Brown | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Elliot Augustus Gardner | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Everette Lowe | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Harry Jay Breitinger | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Herbert James Freels II | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| James Marion Collins Jr. | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| James Michael Purcell | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Arnall Croy | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jeffery Ray Lightsey Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerald Wendell Dowty | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jimmy Benjamin Scarborough | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Jimmy Darryl Harrison | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Jonathan Payne Davis | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Kenneth Benjamin Sharp | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kevin Cody Glover | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Keywontrezes Travon Humphries | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Larry Arthur Kruel Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Leonard Ivan Crews | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Lilton Baker | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Lonnie Steven Welch | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Luther Troy Butts | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Malcolm Shane Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marquaze Qelnelrance Williams | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Craig Griffin | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Michael Paul Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Indecent assault |
| Monroe Franklin Arnold IV | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Monte Shaun Monday | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nathan Paul Sorrows | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Omar Jermane Nelson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raheem Griffin Ross | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Rahkesh Lashan Clemons | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ramon Humphries Humphrey | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Randall Scott Hardy | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Richie Solomon Burke | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ricky Nelson Collins | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Wayne Knight | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Ruben Lewis Lamb | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Shane Gerald Prather | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Sidney Lee Farley | Not Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Steven Russell Simmons | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense in the third degree |
| Theron Tyrone Kemp | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tyrone Stephen Reid | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Wesley Antwan Ross | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Wilbur McLeece Caldwell | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| William Grady Johns | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
