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, 45 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that three 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 16 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 45 registered sex offenders in Wheeler County as of the second quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Keith Latjon | Incarcerated | Weapon or force sexual battery of a child less than 12 years of age |
| Angel Alfredo Cintron | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Anthony Terrell Young | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ben Thurman Towery Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Calvin Lee Harvey | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Carl Ray Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Christopher Lee Gregory | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Dennis Lee Wells | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Edward Gillis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Edward Rashawn Jenkins | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Fontaine Jabar Sears | Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| George Tavis Bess | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Henry Dolen Pierce | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| James Johnathan Williams | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James MacBeth Giddens | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James William Perdue | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jefferson Jonathan King | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeremy Wayne Hills | Incarcerated | Rape |
| John Lee Spillers | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| John Walter Myers | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Johnny Lee Moore Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct with a minor |
| Joseph Alan Brewer Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Juan Donnell Dunton | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Katie Marie Thigpen | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Kenneth Joseph Kellam | Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Kevin Alonzo Zanders | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kyle Ishmael Dixon | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Marcus Elliott Simmons | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Marshall Nolan Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Michael D. McDonald | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Patrick Savon Lee | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randolph Worley | Not Incarcerated | Indecent assault |
| Robert Aaron Ogle | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Robert Thomas Turner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rodney Wayne Hall | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Roger Willis Brabon | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree (victim under 13 years of age) |
| Shannon Reid Walker | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault by teacher/assault principal/other administrator engaged in sexual contact with another individual enrolled at school |
| Steve William | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Terry Colon Dixon | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Timothy Russell Nelson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tony Steven Googe | Not Incarcerated | Rape 2nd degree |
| Trey Douglas Wingate | Not Incarcerated | Indecency-child exposure |
| Vincent Bost | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| William Howard | Not Incarcerated | Abusive sexual contact with a child |
| William Rodney Evans | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy with a minor 1st degree |
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