South Georgia Times

There were 392 life sentenced inmates incarcerated at Wheeler Correctional Facility in Wheeler County in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Barry Steven Slakman was the oldest at approximately 80-years-old.

Eric Edgardo Velazquez, a roughly 20-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
Aandre David Allen	Aggravated Child Molestation	34
Aaron Jesus Banks	Murder	36
Aaron Simmons	Murder	26
Abraham Long Jr.	Rape	63
Abraham Uriah Reed	Armed Robbery	35
Akhemu Nehisi Dunston	Murder	21
Alan Richard Konwinski	Rape	53
Albert C. Schwindler	Armed Robbery	58
Alejandro Hernandez Jr.	Murder	57
Alex Carlos Nevarez	Murder	44
Alex Dewayne Taylor	Escape	40
Alex Jermaine Tyus	Violation Other States Law	29
Alexander Napoleon Head	Kidnapping	55
Allen David Watson III	Murder	33
Allen Dean Jackson	Armed Robbery	53
Allen Dewayne Williams	Aggravated Battery	61
Allen Lee Grace	Aggravated Battery	52
Alondais Height	Cruelty to Children	29
Alvin Lenar	Guard Line with Weapon/Drugs	64
Ambrocio Valdivia	Aggravated Assault	53
Amos Haynes Jr.	Aggravated Assault	43
Andrew Jerome Troutman	Murder	30
Anthony Mahone	Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer	65
Anthony Wiley	Aggravated Battery	63
Antoine Pierre Lewis	Armed Robbery	49
Antoine Shontel Thompson	Armed Robbery	29
Antonio Jackson	Murder	51
Antonio Quandell Wallace	Murder	38
Antwan Jackson	Armed Robbery	35
Antwon Dorez Davis	Murder	31
Arkee Sheriff Flanders	Murder	45
Arnold Bernard Wesley	Armed Robbery	40
Aubrey Derunte Lewis	Aggravated Assault	47
Barry Preston	Sales/Distribution Cocaine	47
Barry Steven Slakman	Aggravated Assault	80
Benjamin L. Finney	Murder	45
Benji Cortez Sanders	Murder	41
Bennie F. Heard	Murder	63
Bennie Lee Saxton Jr.	Kidnapping	48
Bernard Mathis	Aggravated Assault	52
Bernard Williams	Possession of Firearm During Crime	50
Billy Dee Nicely	Murder	39
Billy Ray Johnston	Incest	53
Bob Jay Cole	Armed Robbery	49
Bobby Leon Martin	Miscellaneous Correctional Institution Offense	40
Bobby Roy Lafleur	Kidnapping	43
Brad Kelly	Rape	52
Brandon Allen Holmes	Armed Robbery	37
Brandon Lee Thompson	Cruelty to Children	42
Brandon Scott Vinavong	Murder	27
Brenddon Dowels	False Imprisonment	40
Brian Adonis Isler	False Statements to the Government	31
Brian Keith Kelly	Murder	35
Bruce Duane Cook	Sales/Distribution Cocaine	57
Bryce Bonaparte	Murder	44
Calvin Jerome Davis	Rape	55
Carey Darnell Jackson III	Aggravated Assault	26
Casey Battle	Aggravated Assault	25
Cedric Clement Pierce	Armed Robbery	58
Cedric Roman Wickerson	Armed Robbery	39
Chad Louis Haufler Sr.	Possession of Firearm During Crime	50
Chancey Earl Droney	Aggravated Sodomy	51
Charles Anthony Carmichael	Feticide	42
Charles Edwin Thomas	Robbery by Force	46
Charles Jonathan Ford	Armed Robbery	59
Charles Mondie Mattox	Murder	40
Charlie Davis	False Imprisonment	52
Christian Damone Weir	Attempted Rape	31
Christopher Allen Rice	Burglary	59
Christopher Carruther	Aggravated Assault	57
Christopher Jeancharles	Murder	36
Christopher Justin Adams	Aggravated Assault	42
Christopher Michael Noe	Armed Robbery	48
Christopher Nicholas Cameron	Murder	38
Christopher Sanchious	Aggravated Sodomy	49
Clinton Bankston Jr.	Murder	51
Colton Jerrod Sims	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	33
Corey Cornelius Ashe	Aggravated Assault	45
Corey James Nickols	Aggravated Sexual Battery	42
Craig Thomas Pilcher	Armed Robbery	52
Curtis Lamar Earl	Murder	51
Cyril Ramsley	Rape	58
Damion Bernard Langston	Aggravated Battery	40
Damon Jason McCall	Armed Robbery	46
Daniel Torrijos	Rape	32
Danney N. Marshall Jr.	Murder	40
Darnell Kyle Adams	Possession of Firearm During Crime	37
Darrell Anderson	Murder	45
Darrell Harmon	Kidnapping	50
Darrell M. Johnson	Rape	58
Daryl Clayton Secoy	Murder	50
David Anthony Darden	Aggravated Sexual Battery	65
David Dewayne Matthews	Murder	54
David Eugene Cammer	Armed Robbery	43
David Fletcher	Murder	45
David Harris	Aggravated Assault	51
David Heredia Velazquez	Murder	67
David Johns Jr.	Armed Robbery	48
David Joseph Easterling	Kidnapping	52
David Wayne Carroll	Aggravated Sexual Battery	34
Deimeyon Xavier Allen	Murder	45
Demarc Kennard King	Sexual Battery	42
Demarcus Cortez West	Aggravated Sodomy	33
Demetrius Orlando Flournoy	Murder	51
Demone R. Hamilton	Kidnapping	50
Denetrius Levar Baker	Murder	36
Denzel Laquan Ward	Murder	32
Derek Jess Renfroe	Mutiny in Penal Institution	37
Derrick Eugene Bell	Murder	32
Desmond Deon Hart	Murder	37
Deutch Dyon Davis	Attempted Violation Substance Act	40
Devontae Marquize Carter	Murder	28
Dewayne Lebron Reynolds	Aggravated Assault	37
Dexter Alexander Anderson	Murder	35
Dexter Denard Long	Simple Battery	52
Dexter Lamar Parks	Gang Participation	31
Dexter Vashon Carradine	Murder	48
Don McCray	Possession of Firearm During Crime	47
Donald Jean Deloatch	Murder	57
Donald Neal	Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine	55
Donnaille Lamar James	Armed Robbery	49
Donnell Jerome Rainey	Murder	41
Douglas Anthony Hammock	Child Molestation	54
Duntae Caldwell	Rape	29
Dwayne Leonard Abney	Possession of Firearm During Crime	25
Dylon Dave Allen	Armed Robbery	25
Earl Vernon Parrish	Rape	64
Earnest Sims	Murder	41
Eddie J. Riley	Murder	62
Eduardo Ramirez	Murder	54
Edward Allen Walker	Aggravated Sexual Battery	37
Edward Eugene Kellogg	Possession of Firearm During Crime	47
Edward Lemere Freeman	Sales/Distribution Cocaine	56
Edward R. Dickey	Aggravated Sodomy	79
Eligio Duran Chia	Aggravated Child Molestation	56
Elijah William Ramoutar	Murder	25
Elmore Fitzgerald Chinn	Kidnapping	59
Eric Edgardo Velazquez	Theft by Receiving Stolen Property	20
Eric Johnson Jr.	Murder	40
Eric Shun Jenkins	Aggravated Assault	49
Ernest Young	Aggravated Sodomy	74
Ernesto Trevino	Rape	53
Ernie James Sutton Jr.	Armed Robbery	30
Estuardo Geider Canales	Rape	57
Ethan Cord Welch	Murder	28
Eugene Glenn Bell	Kidnapping	30
Eugene Howard	Aggravated Assault	34
Everett Belafonte Bennett Jr.	Possession of Firearm During Crime	22
Francisco Melendez	Kidnapping	26
Frank Henderson	Influencing Witness	44
Franklin Sprayberry	Sexual Battery	57
Frederick Darnell Johnson	Murder	37
Frederick Lee Terry	Murder	42
Fredrick Aubrey McCaskell	Theft Motor Vehicle or Part	52
Fredrick Lamar Harris	Rape	36
Gabriel Rendon-Villasana	Kidnapping	38
Gene Hambrick	Rape	61
Geoffrey Len Prince	Murder	54
Grady Henry Young	Possession MDA/Extasy	36
Grady Moore	False Imprisonment	62
Grant Murphy Ensley	Possession of Firearm During Crime	31
Graylin Coley Jr.	Murder	43
Gregory Bernard Simpson	Murder	53
Gregory Lamont Miller	Armed Robbery	46
Guilebaldo Herraro Trejo	Child Molestation	43
Henry Oneal Aaron Jr.	Attempted Rape	53
Hentrez Reed	Theft by Receiving Stolen Property	29
Hezekiah Walker	Murder	25
Horace Ponder	Murder	47
Howard Elder Bagwell	Aggravated Sexual Battery	74
Hurecial Holloway	Armed Robbery	40
Hymetheus Malik Johnson	Theft by Taking	27
Ikenyo Shine	Murder	36
Isaiah Tait Adams	Possession of Firearm During Crime	32
Jacob Reyes V	Murder	58
Jake Scott Jr.	Aggravated Assault	47
James Douglas Cantrell	Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes	57
James Lee Thomas	Miscellaneous Misdemeanor	35
James M. Johnson	Armed Robbery	52
James Robert King	Sodomy	54
Jaquan Kenard Oliver	Murder	21
Jarvis Alexander	Murder	31
Jarvis Brendan Yarn	Aggravated Assault	34
Jason Glass	Murder	45
Jayhmar Laquinn Washington	Rape	32
Jeffery Julian Cantrell	Child Molestation	60
Jeremiah Joel Watkins	Murder	37
Jerry Lee Eledge	Cruelty to Children	50
Jerry Wayne Kelly	Murder	66
Jesus Daniel Figueroa	Burglary	40
Jibreel El-Shabazz	Murder	46
Jimmy E. Cain	Child Molestation	72
John David Baines	Aggravated Assault	65
John Marvin Penciel	Hijacking Motor Vehicle	56
Jorge Enrique Villarreal	Aggravated Child Molestation	40
Jose Carlos Carrillo	Murder	27
Jose Luis Adame	Murder	43
Jose Najera	Aggravated Assault	45
Joseph A. Rayford	Murder	43
Joseph Davis	Arson in the First Degree	61
Joshua Michael Demuro	Murder	31
Jovan Fortune	Aggravated Assault	37
Justin Kenard King	Child Molestation	33
Keefus Bernard Smith	Possession of Firearm During Crime	35
Keith Allen Mitchell	False Imprisonment	58
Keith Montez McKissick	Murder	57
Kendricquis Reshard Parks	Aggravated Assault	31
Kenneth B. Thurmond	Aggravated Assault	53
Kenneth C. Madison	Murder	40
Kenneth Colon	Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer	40
Kenneth Gillard	Cruelty to Children	55
Kenyata Daniels	Armed Robbery	48
Keon Anthaneal Quarrie	Rape	37
Kerri Demunsi Redding	Murder	31
Kevin Alan Sears	Murder	32
Kevin James Lee	Murder	57
Kevin Perkins	Murder	46
Kevin Taylor	Burglary	47
Kimberly Clark	Aggravated Sodomy	60
Kristopher Lee Baxter	Murder	34
Ladon Leon Walker	Murder	45
Lamario Barge	Armed Robbery	39
Lamon Harris	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	44
Lance A. Ray	Murder	56
Lance Coleman Rockholt	Murder	53
Lanorris Frazier	Burglary	45
Laparrish Dwayne London	Murder	30
Lapas Favors	Kidnapping	65
Larry Craig Cash	Murder	52
Larry Dwayne Smith	Aggravated Sodomy	41
Larry Epps Jr.	Murder	46
Larry J. Dunbar	Aggravated Sodomy	57
Larry Shealy	Murder	66
Lawrence Oliver Jackson	Murder	33
Leroy Bennett	Rape	58
Leroy Dewayne Barnes	Armed Robbery	45
Lester Donnell Waller	Murder	48
Lester Parrish Jr.	Murder	26
Lindelle Dewberry	Murder	51
Louis Eugene Abram	Child Molestation	40
Louis Heyward	Murder	44
Luther D. McNeal	Aggravated Sodomy	69
Mandeel Johnson	Kidnapping	57
Manuel Ayala	Rape	48
Marco Tomorris Thompson	Aggravated Sodomy	45
Marcus Benbow	Armed Robbery	55
Mark David Wagner	Cruelty to Children	45
Mark Leon Thornton	Murder	35
Mark Young Jr.	Aggravated Assault	72
Marlon Adkins	Murder	43
Martez Johnson	Murder	42
Marvin Thompson	Murder	34
Matthew Joshua Hall	Aggravated Child Molestation	36
Maurice Fleming	Murder	48
Maurice Ibrheam Shahid	Possession of Firearm During Crime	48
Maurice Lamar Flournoy	Possession of Firearm During Crime	42
Melvin P. Carroll	Attempted Escape	75
Michael Antonio Frazier	Murder	26
Michael Bernard Davis	Murder	48
Michael Campbell	Possession of Certain Weapons	60
Michael Dewayne Whitaker	Aggravated Assault	53
Michael Edward Clements	Aggravated Assault	41
Michael Frank Leon	Incest	39
Michael Jamar Dawson	Murder	37
Michael John Lewandowski	Possession of Firearm During Crime	65
Michael L. Johnson	Murder	60
Michael Oneal	Murder	37
Michael Preston White	Aggravated Assault	54
Michael Samuel Johnson	Murder	44
Nathaniel Allen	Aggravated Assault	44
Nathaniel Sailem	Burglary	61
Nathaniel Vivian	Murder	29
Niazua Jamonte Brown	Murder	24
Nicambreon Mortray Flowery	Murder	33
Nicholas D. Leslie	Murder	42
Nicholas Depaul Burse	Armed Robbery	42
Nicholas M. Lockleer	Rape	57
Nicholas S. Bacon	Murder	43
Nikario Lannard Gresham	Violation Other States Law	38
Octavius D. Singleton	Armed Robbery	48
Odeirrek Deandre Boone	Theft by Taking	39
Oliver Scott Cannon	Murder	62
Omar Andrew Pitts	Cruelty to Children	40
Omar Santana	Murder	33
Orlando Lee Culler	Murder	43
Patrick Pernell Teal	Robbery	47
Patricko Mondrez Davis	Murder	29
Paul Smith	Escape	53
Paul William Gammell	Aggravated Child Molestation	38
Paul Wingfield	Aggravated Sodomy	52
Pedro Morales Herculano	Rape	45
Phillip Ray Bailey	Aggravated Assault	42
Phirronnius Jamesquae Edwards	Murder	34
Phouthone Intavong	Murder	43
Quentin James Sanders	Armed Robbery	46
Quinton Sintell Jones	Murder	39
Randall Laye	Armed Robbery	34
Randy Antron Rogers	Aggravated Assault	38
Randy Turner	Child Molestation	52
Rasheed Thomas	Rape	38
Raymon Jamaal Green	Murder	32
Raymond Lynn Clark	Miscellaneous Misdemeanor	47
Reginald Leon Walker	Murder	51
Reginald Sean Carter Sr.	Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer	55
Rex Jackson	Armed Robbery	59
Richard Earl Geiger	Murder	70
Richard Fields	Elder/Disabled Abuse and Neglect	56
Richard Jackson	Theft by Taking	61
Richard Lynn	Tampering with Evidence	43
Richard Manley Ouzts	Murder	67
Richard Shelton	Robbery	54
Rickie Leo Powell	Financial Identity Fraudulently	54
Ricky Heard	Murder	33
Riki Ray Albury	Murder	22
Robert B. Hendricks	Escape	55
Robert Edward Baker	Theft Motor Vehicle or Part	58
Robert Hampton Dixon	Rape	53
Robert Ladarrius Bivines	Possession of Firearm During Crime	41
Robert Lee Vaughn	Murder	63
Robert Manuel	Murder	44
Robert Ponder	Aggravated Battery	41
Roberto Gonzalez-Hernandez	Rape	40
Rocky Alton Wheeler	Murder	21
Rodney Jerome Greene	Murder	28
Rodney Landers	Escape	60
Rodriquez Hamilton	Murder	47
Roger Dale James	Kidnapping	66
Ronald Thomas	Murder	45
Ronnie Lee Carroll	Murder	47
Roosevelt Dephon Whitaker	Miscellaneous Correctional Institution Offense	48
Roy Lamont Gardner	Possession of Firearm During Crime	48
Rudolph Anthony Cash	Cruelty to Children	45
Santron Deon Prickett	Murder	37
Sean Ohifemi Davis	Murder	45
Shavis Neal	Murder	36
Sontonio Whetstone	Murder	45
Stacy Darnell Griffin	Kidnapping	55
Stanley Earl Woods	Child Molestation	57
Stephen Laberllie Rucker	Murder	39
Steven Bernard Lackey	Possession of Cocaine	41
Syrus Bradette Martin	Aggravated Child Molestation	30
Tanaiveon Johnson	Murder	23
Tavaris Danielle Smith	Murder	46
Tayari Nixon	Murder	42
Temyrance Deyale Johnson	Possession of Firearm During Crime	37
Terrance T. Mallory	Murder	45
Tevin Ray Harris	Burglary in the First Degree	23
Timothy Jerome Wiggins Jr.	Murder	32
Timothy Lee Johnson	Criminal Trespassing	57
Timothy Lee Rivers	Murder	37
Timothy Wade Roberts	Aggravated Sexual Battery	45
Tito Hernandez	Kidnapping	45
Toderick Shanard Ross	Murder	50
Tomarkus Young	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	28
Tommy Barzella Tinsley	Cruelty to Children	56
Tony Lamar Pruitt	Aggravated Child Molestation	59
Tony Sawyer	Rape	57
Torrell McGarrett Young	Attempted Armed Robbery	50
Tory Anthony Sears	Murder	45
Tyler Antonio Nunez	Murder	30
Tyree Tabor	Family Violence Battery	28
Tyrone Scott	Murder	61
Tyrus Lyntraile Clark	Murder	44
Vap Chhoum	Murder	47
Victor Hugo Muniz	Child Molestation	42
Vincent Cordero Barber	Rape	53
Wayne A. Cribbs	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	58
Webster Wilson	Possession of Firearm During Crime	41
Wesley Jamison Holt	Gang Participation	24
Westley Benjamin Barnes	Aggravated Child Molestation	35
William Davis	Murder	61
William Demetrius Hall	Forgery in the First Degree	47
William Edgar Cunningham	Hijacking Motor Vehicle	46
William Jason Bentley	Theft Motor Vehicle or Part	51
William L. Parrish	Aggravated Sodomy	40
William Lee Kelley	Burglary	47
William Nazario	Murder	44
William Reuben Jackson	Armed Robbery	62
Willie Alvin Dukes	Robbery by Intimidation	41
Willie Fred Bell	Aggravated Assault	50
Willie H. Cunningham	Rape	75
Willie Henry Neal Jr.	Rape	67
Willie Joe Moran	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	28
Willie White	Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer	48
Wilmer Banfield Jr.	Sales/Distribution Cocaine	59
Winfred Clowers	Armed Robbery	45
Woodrow Alonzo Carter	Murder	47
Xavier Barber	Murder	40
Xavier Glover	Murder	35
Xavier Ramar Grier	Murder	41
Xavius Keron Bell	Possession of Firearm During Crime	31
Yavis Laron Kilgore	Murder	50