There were 55 registered sex offenders living in Hancock County as of the week ending Aug. 23, 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 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Frank Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Amar Ladarius James | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Andrew H. Sauls | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Antonio Gerod Justice | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Antonio Grecko Shy | Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Baron Edward McWhorter | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Bobby Dewayne Gibson | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Carlbie Travaris Jones | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Cesrow Reginald Crawley | Not Incarcerated | Send child pornography |
| Charles Freddie Sands | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Thomas | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Claude Daniel Sweaney | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Corey D. Duncan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dana Troy Copeland | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daniel Lamar Marshall | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ernest Wayne Wilkerson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Frank Eugene Hutchings | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Earl Byrd | Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Jaquiris Joquin Culver | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jarvis Tamyo Battle | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Javaris Montegous Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jaworski Dewaun Kellam | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffery C. Howell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy E. Cain | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jody Edward Summers | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Howard Garland | Not Incarcerated | Attempted rape |
| Keith Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Keith Tyrone Vaughn | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kelvin Jerome Harper | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Allen Dill | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Kyle Edward Moore | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Laforrest Rush | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Larry Little | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lavonta Martez Devereaux | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Lehman Lord | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Lionel Harvey | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Marcus Anquonn Sneed | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Markus Lane Nickerson | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Marreo Monteous Ruff | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Edward Wilson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Misael Balverde Avila | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Pepe Panata Walker | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ralph Daniel Turner Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Randy Drake Robbins Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Rashon Otis Bacon | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Raymond Gross III | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Ricky Lee Ross | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robert Lee Ruff Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Wayne Stevenson | Not Incarcerated | Reckless conduct |
| Sammie L. Green | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Steven Patrick Gregory Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Forcible rape |
| Tommy Davis Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery of a minor |
| Tyrone Holsey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William F. Hunt | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Henry Bridges | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
