Central Georgia News

There were 184 life sentenced inmates incarcerated at Johnson State Prison in Johnson County in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Douglas Jerome Salter was the oldest at approximately 86-years-old.

Sonny Kristopher Kim, a roughly 23-year-old man, was the youngest man sentenced to serve life in prison.

Georgia imprisons a higher percentage of its population than any other democracy in the world, locking up 968 per 100,000 people.

State spends between $25,000 and $30,000 on average annually on incarcerated individuals.

Georgia’s crime rate increased in recent years, leading to higher incarceration numbers and more taxpayer money spent on prisoners. Accusations of mistreatment of inmates, riots, deadly assaults on inmates, attacks on correctional officers, and concerns about the poor physical condition of the facilities are a continual problem in Georgia.

Inmates are often transferred around the state of Georgia, which can create data irregularities.

Name	Offense	Age
Aaron Daniel Traylor	Aggravated Assault	56
Adolphus Jefferson	Aggravated Sodomy	72
Adrian Mitchell Taylor	Murder	37
Ahmad Rashad Gill	Murder	44
Al Maynard Potter	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	48
Alfred Lundy	Murder	71
Allen Shepard Fuller	Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer	60
Andres Luis Rodriguez-Nova	False Imprisonment	55
Anthony Gassett	Murder	54
Antonio Andrette Sands	Aggravated Child Molestation	51
Avery Nephew	Possession of Firearm During Crime	42
Benjamin Marcus Johnson	Murder	45
Billy Donald Cannon	Necrophilia	73
Billy Jim Carver	Child Molestation	74
Brandon Elias Fuller	Murder	29
Brandon Thomas Crane	Murder	38
Brent Jason Roth	Murder	52
Bryan Vandall	Murder	49
Carlos Donta Hamilton	Murder	45
Charlie J. Albritton	Aggravated Sodomy	60
Chauncey Lopez Walker	Murder	48
Christopher Hugh Lucas	Murder	78
Clifford Wesley Farr	Murder	43
Courtney Dawone Jackson	Burglary	43
Curtis L. Foster	Possession of Marijuana	68
D. W. Jackson	Aggravated Assault	84
Dale D. Goins	Murder	63
Damion Foley	Murder	47
Dana Martin Grantham	Voluntary Manslaughter	69
Dane Edward Cheely	Aggravated Battery	46
Darian Xavier Thomas	Murder	34
Dariel Jermaine Pearson	Murder	41
David King	Rape	63
David Renfro	Murder	42
Derrico Glass	Murder	46
Donny William Eaton	Murder	70
Douglas Allen Reid	Voluntary Manslaughter	57
Douglas Jerome Salter	Rape	86
Douglas Terry Goodson	Possession of Firearm During Crime	43
Dwight Nmn Nichols	Murder	60
Earl Lewis Jones	Murder	61
Ed Webster	Rape	62
Edward Jackson	Murder	49
Edwin Antonio Williams	Murder	34
Eldridge N. Gibson	Armed Robbery	61
Ellis Lynn Short	Murder	78
Emmanuel Perez	Murder	42
Eric Brown	Sexual Offender Failing to Register	50
Erik Stephen Mize	Rape	48
Ernest Denson	Robbery by Force	60
Ernest Neal	Aggravated Assault	75
Eugene Gadson	Burglary	60
Eugene Griffin	Possession Knife During Crime	66
Evins Vontravis Harris	Possession of Firearm During Crime	25
Floyd Jones	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	69
Floyd Stephens Jr.	Armed Robbery	52
Francis Oscar Rossy	Aggravated Child Molestation	59
Frederick Dewayne Murray Sr.	Murder	57
Frederick Radford	Possession of Firearm During Crime	43
Frederick Wade Sherwood	Rape	54
Frederick William Choisnet	Murder	70
Fuquah Dewalt Cashaw	Murder	53
Gary A. Johnson	Murder	57
George Albert Pickle	Aggravated Sexual Battery	55
George Bernard Wright	Aggravated Assault	58
George C. Johnson	Armed Robbery	61
George Nicholas Gilstrap	Murder	30
George Overbaugh	Armed Robbery	64
Gerald M. Black	Murder	58
Gerald Tyrone Carter	Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana	57
Gerald Walker Dunn	Murder	51
Harden Millard Walker	Rape	68
Harold George Seidenfaden	Possession Knife During Crime	81
Harrison Charles Lewis	Murder	28
Harry Felton Murray	Murder	77
Heath Lee Rainwater	Cruelty to Children	53
Henry J. Walker	Possession of Cocaine	64
Howard Clark Jr.	Murder	54
Irwin Keith Littles	Aggravated Sexual Battery	48
Jackie Nmn Washington	Attempted Murder	54
Jackric Anthony Johnson	Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer	47
Jeffery Ray Walker	Murder	55
Jeremy Dewayne King	Murder	44
John Wayne Lesley	Murder	50
Jose Campos	Possession of Firearm During Crime	51
Joseph Thomas	Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer	56
Juan Hernandez Ventura	Murder	64
Kado Renfro	Rape	49
Kaleem Ariff Tariq-Madyun	Armed Robbery	40
Karl Baker	Murder	66
Kenneth Flemming Shepherd	Murder	45
Kennith Blanks	Murder	58
Kermit E. Holton	Escape	80
Kevin Donald Wilkerson II	Rape	30
Kevin Kosturi	Murder	28
Kirk Holt	Rape	58
Lance Timothy Thomas Jr.	Murder	35
Larry Gerald Chancey Sr.	Child Molestation	68
Larry Walburg	Rape	53
Lee Dixon Scott III	Rape	57
Lorenzo Gaston	Murder	36
Luis Cartaya	Armed Robbery	63
Marcus Dynell Tasby	Aggravated Child Molestation	35
Mark A. Baldwin	Murder	68
Mark Allen Hazzard	Theft by Shoplifting	67
Mark Robert Pistorious	Cruelty to Children	63
Marvin Leonel Sanchez	Simple Battery	27
Matthew Colzie	Attempted Armed Robbery	38
Maurrice Julius White	Murder	46
Melvin Jackson	Burglary	72
Michael Andrew Fonticoba	Simple Battery	55
Michael Anthony Robinson	Murder	65
Michael Jermaine Whitaker	Possession of Cocaine	45
Michael Lamar Wehunt Sr.	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	74
Michael Lee Thornton	Possession of Firearm During Crime	47
Milas Black	Murder	48
Minus Allen	Rape	62
Mitchell Lee Looper	Aggravated Battery of a Peace Officer	67
Nashon Perry	Murder	47
Nguyen N. Tieu	Murder	65
Nicholas S. Bacon	Murder	44
Nick Ray Smith	Aggravated Child Molestation	43
Orestes Cardenas-Bravo	Murder	49
Ossie Bee Williams	Murder	80
Patrick Demetrius Payton	Aggravated Battery	41
Paul Anthony Brown	Murder	57
Perry Jason Baggett	Robbery	50
Perry Lee Hatcher Jr.	Murder	31
Ramey Anthony Scott	Kidnapping	55
Randall Howard Hester	Violation Dangerous Drugs Act	57
Ray Anthony Payne	Possession Knife During Crime	61
Reginald Renard Pickett	Kidnapping	62
Renato Parungao Adel	Murder	53
Richard Dennis McCannon	Aggravated Child Molestation	50
Robert Earl Gordon	Voluntary Manslaughter	77
Rodney Lamont Taylor	Child Molestation	50
Rodney Noel	Murder	55
Rossano Antonio McKeiver	Armed Robbery	64
Royston Lee Gazaway	Armed Robbery	62
Russell Lee Martin	Murder	61
Ryan Craig Reid	Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes	38
Sabor Raheem Grant	Kidnapping	31
Samuel Earl Clerk	Murder	51
Sandro Campos	Murder	38
Sekou Mitchell	Simple Battery	46
Sherman Lee Ridley	Murder	58
Sonny Kristopher Kim	Murder	23
Steve Lawrence Allen	Murder	63
Steven Lemery	Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes	48
Taurence Calligain	Rape	40
Teddy Wayne McNeil Jr.	Murder	38
Terry J. Davis	Kidnapping	52
Terry Lynn Hagan	Murder	60
Terry Mike McKenzie	Murder	44
Thomas Gilbert Beasley Jr.	Cruelty to Children	46
Timothy James Whitener	Theft by Taking	44
Tlaloc Belen Diaz	Aggravated Sexual Battery	28
Tommy Christopher Collins	Murder	49
Tony L. Davis	Armed Robbery	61
Tony Marquett Kirksey	Entering Vehicle	50
Tot Tan Ngyuyen	Murder	39
Tracey T. McKay	Murder	52
Ulysses Benjamin Grant	Aggravated Assault	58
Vandara Ros	Possession of Firearm During Crime	44
Vincent D. Roberts	Theft by Receiving Stolen Property	65
Vincent Edward Rutledge	Kidnapping	58
Vincent Ware	Possession of Firearm During Crime	43
Walter Freeman Bragdon	Burglary	52
Walter Louis Thompson	Theft by Taking	63
Wanique Marsay Odwin	Violation Motor Vehicle Law	41
Warner Prosser Curles	Murder	77
Wendell William Dozier Jr.	Aggravated Child Molestation	50
William Aka Billy Howell	Murder	66
William Charles Franklin	Murder	64
William Edgar Ryan Arnold	Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer	31
William Henry Widener	Aggravated Child Molestation	73
William Kenneth Hardwick	Murder	55
Willie Anthony Ashe	Murder	67
Willie Collins	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	72
Willie E. Robinson	Rape	74
Willie Gene Goodroe	Rape	66
Willie L. Jones	Armed Robbery	62
Willie Lee Cuyler	Theft by Receiving Stolen Property	35
Yarnelle Deshawn Donald	Sexual Assault Against Person in Custody	47