There was one less registered sex offender living in Jasper County in August compared to the previous month, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Overall, 60 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that two 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Lynette Arnold | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| Billy Joe Lee | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Brandon Lee Thompson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Benjamin Leggett II | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Lee Victrum | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Chester Brown Stewart | Not Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Christopher Alan Pruett | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Christopher Justin Kinard | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Lance Fowler | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Lee Willard | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Courtlee Wilton Taner | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| David Neil Jalbert | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Dedric Tyrone Benefield | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donaldo Vargas | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Donnie Luther Joyce Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donnie Luther Joyce Sr. | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Douglas Keith Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eddie Brian Rice | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Francis Godfrey Leverette | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Edward Cole | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Steven Garrison | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jeffery Jerome Perlotte | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Jeffery Ryan Griffin | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Jeffrey Leonard Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jimmy Dewayne Robinson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jody Douglas Whitten | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Jody Wayne Whidby | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Joseph White Jr. | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Joshua Wade Rutherford | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kent Stanley Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin L. Griffis | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery of a victim 12 less than 15 years of age |
| Larry Edward Broome | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Lemonth D. Reaves | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| MacKenzie Allen Howard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew Stephens | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Max Dale Grubaugh | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Melvin Paul Owensby | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Anthony Campbell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Anthony Ratzel | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Jansen Peek | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Keith McElroy | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Noah Christopher Jackson | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Paul Eugene Murray | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance |
| Paul Russell Hall | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Philip Earl Call Jr. | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Phillip Douglas Eubanks | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| Robert Dale Ross | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Douglas Green Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert L. Hester | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert Lewis Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robert Randall Palmer | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Ryan Joseph Quinn | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sergio Zarbious Foster | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Steve Dakota Dukes | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Steven Jay Champion | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tony Weekley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Trenton Lee Beaver | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wilburn Lee Knight | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| William Darnell Standifer | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Roy Argo | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
