Central Georgia News

There were 164 life sentenced inmates incarcerated at Riverbend Correctional & Rehabilitation Facility in Baldwin County in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Reginald James Mason was the oldest at approximately 83-years-old.

Alex Lee Johnson, a roughly 25-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 Lee Arrington	Armed Robbery	31
Alex Lee Johnson	Armed Robbery	25
Allen David Alewine	Murder	65
Andrew Blase Torres	Incest	52
Andrew Walthour	Possession of Firearm During Crime	56
Anthony Bernard Chester	Murder	59
Anthony Keith Bell	Murder	65
Anthony Tawon Williams	Murder	44
Antonio German	Miscellaneous Correctional Institution Offense	53
Antonio Lamar Flowers	Aggravated Assault	45
Ashley Turner	Possession of Firearm During Crime	44
Bahir Ramiz Howard	Weapons Offense	35
Barry Jones	Murder	41
Bernard Jackson	Armed Robbery	34
Billy Ray Morgan	Armed Robbery	67
Brandon Sanchez Pugh	Armed Robbery	45
Bryan Eugene Bassfield	Murder	37
Carlos Kelsy Drennon	Murder	45
Carter Arnold Jr.	Statutory Rape	71
Casey Jenkins	Murder	52
Cedwick Tyrone Tillman	Aggravated Assault	53
Charles William Ellery Jr.	Murder	45
Ciprian Ozuno Ramirez	Murder	56
Clifford J. White	Murder	43
Cortez Carter	Murder	43
Courtney Martel Thomas	Murder	36
Damon Robi Benjamin	Aggravated Assault	51
Daniel Franklin Parks	Aggravated Child Molestation	46
Darian David Tant	Aggravated Assault	52
Darnell Cory Depriest	Cruelty to Children	51
David Jewell Fambrough	Rape	61
David Joe Mann Jr.	Murder	36
Demareo Santez Davis	Aggravated Assault	47
Derrick Donnell Lampley	Murder	52
Derrick E. Lee	Murder	46
Dominique Tobias Carter	Arson in the Second Degree	30
Donnie Fussell	Rape	69
Donnie Owen Shiver	Murder	59
Dossie Davon Mann	Criminal Damage in the First Degree	27
Drexton Donyal Thomas	Aggravated Assault	57
Earl B. Sutton	Child Molestation	62
Ed Lee Chapman	Murder	50
Edgurado Kennebrew	Murder	49
Edward Quinn	Murder	55
Eleodora Perez Perez	Murder	33
Eli Beck	Armed Robbery	62
Elvin Cruz	Aggravated Sodomy	42
Eric Ferdinand Thompson	Kidnapping	56
Fernando Harwell	Aggravated Battery	45
Franklin Allen Weaver	Murder	33
Freddie Lewis	Murder	60
Frederick Antonio Hampton	Murder	43
Fredrick Stephenson	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	32
Furman Mims	Kidnapping	59
Gary Bernard Duncan	Armed Robbery	65
Gerald Stewart Bowen	Possession of Cocaine	60
Haven Deondre Martin	Cruelty to Children	43
Henry David Wells	Murder	70
Herbert Everhardt Drews	Murder	60
Herman Wilson Jr.	Murder	63
Hiram Dillard Abernathy	Possession of Marijuana	67
Howard Gresham III	Murder	47
Jamaal Antonio Marshall	Rape	34
James Karl Anderson	Aggravated Child Molestation	58
James Yarbrough	Aggravated Sexual Battery	42
Jason Powell Kelley	Murder	48
Jermaine Deon Ware	Murder	47
Jerry Parris	Aggravated Assault	48
John Alexander Cantrell	Sales/Distribution Cocaine	53
John Percival Nelson	Kidnapping	34
John Renard Harris	Kidnapping	53
Johnny Anthony Allen	Aggravated Assault	49
Jutonio Juvan Beauford	False Imprisonment	29
Kalu Tumi Onumah	Kidnapping	39
Keith Parker	Murder	50
Kenneth Ray Deshotel	Incest	40
Kent Ladell Fairrer	Possession Firearm a First-Time Offender	44
Kenyatta Mitchell	Murder	38
Kevin Todd Hampton	Murder	56
Labron Keith Hooper	Aggravated Sodomy	47
Larry Evans	Murder	64
Larry Jerome Knighton	Aggravated Assault	57
Larry Ray Bowling	Murder	49
Larry W. James	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	64
Lavar Anthony Hill	Murder	38
Lawrence S. Wimbush	Murder	56
Leon Crosby Adams IV	Murder	41
Liao Rattansay	Rape	55
Lionel Drepaul	Possession of Firearm During Crime	51
Lloyd Arthur Berryhill	Murder	40
Mario Leslie Young	Aggravated Assault	32
Mark Alexander Davis	Armed Robbery	34
Marlando Manning	Rape	48
Marlon Taylor	Possession Contraband Articles	50
Marvin Patrick	Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine	70
Matthew Adam Taylor	Murder	48
Maurice Bernard Badie	Possession of Firearm During Crime	35
Melvin Eugene Ward	Armed Robbery	52
Melvin Lowery	Possession of Firearm During Crime	47
Michael Hamilton	Aggravated Sodomy	62
Michael Lee Conley	Trafficking Narcotics 29+ Gm	46
Michael Orlando Faulks	Murder	34
Michael Paul Lane	Burglary	47
Michael Tabb	Burglary	43
Michael Worrell Thompson	Rape	53
Miguel Sisnoro Reyes	Murder	35
Monaleta D. Allen	Possession of Firearm During Crime	50
Myron J. Pace	Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer	51
Nathaniel Stevenson	Murder	43
Nicka Ray	Burglary	59
Norvee Wright	Incest	43
Octavious Alexander Rivera	Murder	55
Octavious Bernard Lamar	Impersonating Another	48
Patrick Maurice Lay	Rape	59
Paul Lumont Johnson	Possession of Cocaine	47
Percy Leon Small	Violation Motor Vehicle Laws	45
Preston Marzette Young	Murder	50
Quinntellis Dewon Kuykendall	Aggravated Sexual Battery	35
Raychel D. Gosdin	Theft by Receiving Stolen Property	44
Raymond Lamar Graham	Theft by Taking	59
Reginald Franklin Jones	Possession Firearm a First-Time Offender	32
Reginald James Mason	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	83
Ricardo Hamilton	Murder	43
Robert Johnson Jr.	Sales/Distribution of Marijuana	58
Robert L. Pitts	Aggravated Assault	60
Rodney Harris	Murder	56
Rodney Lavar Odom	Murder	41
Roger Fields	Murder	49
Samuel McClure	Aggravated Assault	43
Samuel Robert Bell	Murder	51
Seboris Robinson Brooks Jr.	Murder	47
Shedrick Fortson	Possession of Cocaine	55
Stacey Gerad Sigman	Murder	41
Stacy Carreker	Possession of Firearm During Crime	46
Stephen Michael Brackin	Sexual Battery	57
Steven Dean Mack	Armed Robbery	56
Steven Keith Spires	Child Molestation	39
Steven Mark Eller	Possession of Firearm During Crime	56
Teddy Michael Powell	Sodomy	66
Terry Freeman	Possession of Firearm During Crime	62
Terry Lewis Smith	Murder	59
Theodore Marcel Allen	Possession of Marijuana	45
Theodore Smith	Aggravated Assault	50
Thomas Christopher Robinson	Influencing Witness	47
Tideous Rafel Lee	Violation Motor Vehicle Law	56
Timothy Allen Fox	Kidnapping	47
Tony Lamar Thompson	Murder	41
Tony Ray Shropshire	Aggravated Child Molestation	55
Travis Santell Rabon	Murder	36
Trelles R. Pope	Murder	56
Vernon Roberts	Murder	48
Victor Beck	Aggravated Child Molestation	59
Wallace Anderson	Murder	71
Walter Boyd	Possession of Firearm During Crime	49
Wayne Andre Swinton	Murder	53
William Dwante Harris	Aggravated Assault	47
William Jamar Belton	Burglary	47
William John Tant	Aggravated Child Molestation	53
Willie Fletcher	Murder	62
Willie George Nelms	Conceal Death of Another	50
Willie James Robinson	Murder	57
Willie Walter Fears Jr.	Robbery	66
Ylarrio Garcia-Jarquin	Possession of Firearm During Crime	48
Yoncey Jallah	Murder	47