There were 11 registered sex offenders living in Echols County as of the week ending May 10, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
The Registry shows that none 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 none 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.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Andres Benjamin Gonzalez | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bennie Fender | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Christopher Blanton | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| John M. Kuljanich | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Matthew Franklin Carter | Not Incarcerated | Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense |
| Michael Wayne Miller | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault |
| Ronnie Earl Colbert | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery upon a child under 16 years of age |
| Santos Gallegos | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Wallace Newton Gaskins III | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Waver Henry Padgett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Willie Henry Richardson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
