There were 88 registered sex offenders living in Brooks County as of the week ending May 16, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, eight 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 10 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 Brooks County as of the Week Ending May 16
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Austin Hunter Johnson | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Brian Jamar Williams | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jerry Bob Weldon | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John William Mitchell | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to commit a felony |
| Joshua Hilton Ponds | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious exhibition of a victim under 16 |
| Justin Dewayne Hester | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Marcus Kareem Miller | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Wayne Cook | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Robert Bruce Baynard | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Dewayne Hatten | Not Incarcerated | Lewd lascivious battery sex with victim 12 to 15 years old |
| Antoine Lamont Manigan | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Brandon Shephard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Carlos Santonio Minor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Carlton Reynolds Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charles Floyd Garbett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Bobby Brown | Not Incarcerated | Use of a computer to seduce solicit or lure a child |
| Curtis Deshazior | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery with a weapon/ lewd lascivious act on a child |
| Darryl Wayne Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Lewis Hamlett | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by an adult on a victim under 12 years old |
| Dontavious Lamar Yearby | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Douglas Larue Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dylan James Moore | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Eric Bernard Copeland | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Ervin Lavere Guion | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Euell Edwin Collins Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Frank Grzybowski | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual contact-3rd degree |
| Frederick Lavoris Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Garland Bernard Newton Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gerald Sipplen Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gordon T. Strackbein | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Gregory Lamar Edmondson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Horace Westley Barber | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Isaac Eugene Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Edward Arnold | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Edward Fountain | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| James Henry | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Javaris Rashad Paige | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jeffery Joyce | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffery Lamar Williams | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jerome Moore | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Jesse Lee Acholes | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| John Daniel Pavek | Not Incarcerated | Lewd lascivious assault/sexual battery victim under 16 |
| Jonathan Ray Wood | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph C. Minton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Wayne Holloway | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st and 2nd degree |
| Justin Bates | Not Incarcerated | Send to a minor harmful information |
| Kent Napolean Flounory | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Kimberly Sheree Snead | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual contact |
| Korey McKenzie Chastain | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kyle Waylon Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Larry Denson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry Eugene Morrow | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault on a child under 12 years of age |
| Lawrence Aaron Brett Hazen | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with minors |
| Leroy E. Blunt Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Marion Shondae Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Mary Amanda West | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Michael C. Hoskins | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Michael Godfrey Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Lester Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Micheal Jerome Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Monty Charles Harper | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Nathan Mitchell | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Nathaniel Sherman Williams | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Nichols David Beasley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Paul Lee Smith | Not Incarcerated | Indecency with a child through sexual contact |
| Phillip Ray Holloway | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy 2nd degree attempt rape 2nd degree |
| Rashad Jermaine Yearby | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy |
| Rashad M. Hill | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Robert Dustin Barber | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert Lee Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Robert Lee Dinkins | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Shadrick Denear Hayes | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Skyler Lee Hodges | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Terrell Anthony White | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Tony Lorenza Minor | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery/coerce a child by adult |
| Travis Lemond Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Tyrone Williams | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Warren Edson Colton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated felonious sexual assault |
| Wilber Kyle Cope | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| William Joshua Holt | Not Incarcerated | Public indecency 3rd degree or subsequent conviction – felony |
| William Rupert Cheshire | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Willie A. Baynard | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Willie Frank Reynolds | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Willie James Byrdsong | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Willie Seward | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Zachariah Brown | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sodomy with a child |
| Zachary Scott Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
