There were 85 registered sex offenders living in Ben Hill County as of the week ending Feb. 21, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, six were considered sexual predators by the Registry. 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 23 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. reached approximately 795,000 as of August 2024, an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. In the same month, Georgia’s registry listed nearly 25,000 individuals.
Registered Sex Offenders in Ben Hill County as of the Week Ending Feb. 21
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Richard Jones | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Antwan Jordan | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charles Joseph Matherly Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christian Noah Battle | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Daniel Andrew Rhodes Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Allen Mitchell | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Jeffrey Earl Sweat | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jeremy Lee Hughes | Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Jimmy Wayne Haney | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Wesley Reaves | Incarcerated | Sexual battery on a victim minor |
| Kenneth Wayne Gorman | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Ketren Deontae Ford | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lloyd Arthur Berryhill Sr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Milton Lamar Moss | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Modesto Caleb Martinez | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Monoleto Cortez Smith | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Purman Eugene Adams | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Richard Antonio Martin | Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Sammy Ring | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Thomas Francis Tormey Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tom Willis Webb Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Tommy Joe Hyman | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tyler Earl Noel Hazelrigg | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery, sexual act with a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
| Albert Wayne Newham | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 years of age |
| Alfonzo Lee Swain | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Alfred Lee Snead | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy Wayne Sanders | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brandon Lee Ferguson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Martez Paschal | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cary Ernest Sargent | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Clarence David Billups | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Cleveland Lewis Pettiford | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Curtis Steven Powell Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Laverne Heller | Not Incarcerated | Lewd lascivious battery sex with victim 12 to 16 years of age |
| Derryle Lamar Sellers | Not Incarcerated | Attempt sexual battery victim under 1 |
| Diraett Wynn | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donald Wesley Trotter | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of minor under 13 |
| Eddie Lee Chauncey | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Eric Brown | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Gerald Paul Roser | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Hollis Horne | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Homer Lamb | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Howard Lee Allen Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| James Anthony Finch | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| James Kevin Dennard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James R. Hasty | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated felony of sexual assault |
| Jeffrey Wayne Prescott | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of a child |
| Jerry Clyde Ammons Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Indecency with a child |
| Jimmy Cleve Warren | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Adam Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| John Carl Breedon | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| John Henry Werts | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by an adult on a child under 12 years of age |
| Jonathan Michael Sumner | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Jordan Alexander Ewing | Not Incarcerated | — |
| Joseph Anthony Schwieterman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery/solication of a child |
| Kenneth McGhee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Michael Burns | Not Incarcerated | Indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years old |
| Larry Marvin Winfree | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Leonard McDuffie | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marcus Joseph Brown | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Michael Eugene Mobley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Larry Strickland | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael S. Stanford | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Ozzie Harris | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Packerston Leon Battle | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Quantralia Deshone Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Glenn Sweat | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Rico Travonne Ashley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual misconduct |
| Robert Frank Norton | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Roy Don Neely | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Ryan Allen Smith | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Sammy Battle | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Selena Delay King | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tadrick Young | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Clay Golson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tommy Lee Campbell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Tommy Lee Mobley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wade A. Shinholser | Not Incarcerated | Lewd & lascivious child under 16 |
| Wilburn L. Sanders | Not Incarcerated | Sex battery by adult child under age 12 |
| William Alfred Solitro Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
| William Yankton Nasworthy | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Willie Charles Fields | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Willie Jay Bedford | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Windell Weathers | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
