Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 41 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 nine 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.
If a sex offender moves to another county in the state of Georgia or another state in the US, they are required to register with the Sheriff in their new county or state of residence.
SafeHome.org, a security think tank, found the number of sex offenders in the US increases by roughly 32,000 a year.
Below is a breakdown of the 41 registered sex offenders in Morgan County as of the third quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin Harold Ruff | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Billy Wayne Watson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Brandon Data Maycock | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Butler Heard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Calvin Timmons | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Bernard Cooper | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Daniel Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Lee Langley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clarence Clark Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Daniel Marquel Mallory | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Dwayne Joyner | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Edward Jansen Alford | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy 1st degree |
| Eric Ashley Holland | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Frederick Lamont Lawrence | Not Incarcerated | Indecency with a child through sexual contact |
| Horace Benard Cooper | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Horace Martin Guinn Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jack Thomas McCloud Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Christopher Carter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jonas Nigel Smith | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joshua David Ludwick | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Joshua Wade Rutherford | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kody Shawn Ramey | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Lucas Antonio Williams | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Luther Hoyt Smith Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Marion Lee Boyd | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Mark Alvin Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Matovius Ronald Jinks | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael David Marshall | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael J. Reifert | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Shane Nixon | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Phalon Ladarius Robertson | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Philip Joshua Lowe | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Rodney Wayne Beasley III | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Ronnie Dewayne Dean | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Rory Francis Wells | Not Incarcerated | Assault with intent sexual penetration |
| Spencer Tash Anderson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stephanie Seabury | Not Incarcerated | Rape in the fourth degree |
| Stephen Mathew Porter | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| William Barrett Hilsman | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| William Jason Causey | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
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