There were 176 registered sex offenders living in Ware County as of the week ending Aug. 2, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
The Registry shows that six 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 55 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. has climbed to approximately 795,000 as of August 2024—an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. As of that same month, Georgia’s registry includes around 24,730 individuals.
Registered Sex Offenders in Ware County as of the week ending Aug. 2
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Benjamin Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Allen Brown George | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Alonzo Oneal Hawkins | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Anthony Daniel Batten | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Anthony Lamont Clark | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Anthony Lynn Fuller | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Anthony Shane Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Theodore Spikes | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Tobler | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Arney Lee Herrin III | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Arthur Wayne Carradine | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Artis Wayne Dixon | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Ashley Allen Popham | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bambi Lucas McCullough | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors 16/17 years old |
| Benjamin Lashon West | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Berry Sweat | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Billy Joe Fullard | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Billy Prather | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Joe Cooper | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Bobby Joe Gibson Jr. | Incarcerated | Rape by force |
| Bobby Lee Palmer | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious conduct with a victim under 16 years of age by an offender 18 years of age or older |
| Bret Samuel Caton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brian David Spooner | Not Incarcerated | Possession of photo/picture showing sexual performance by a child |
| Bryan Allen Tarver | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Buddy Franklin Deen Sr. | Incarcerated | Rape 3rd degree |
| Carmelita Michelle White | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charles Allen Freeman | Incarcerated | Sexual battery on a minor |
| Charles Haskell Vincent | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charlie Ben Curry Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Chattwyne Sinclair Harris | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Chenet Lumene | Not Incarcerated | Child abuse |
| Chester Frank Poland | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Choya Bernard McNair | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher David Eye | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Clarence Raymond Mitchell III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Claude Duane Braddock | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery with weapon or force |
| Clinton Demetrich Fields | Incarcerated | Sexual battery, injury not likely |
| Cody Dale White | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cody Lee Sweat | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Corey Alan Prescott | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Corey Thuron Keaton | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Daniel Wayne Music | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Danny Boy Arnett | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Darian Tyrone Brown | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Darrell Barger | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| David Anthony Long | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Christopher Roberts | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Delmar Flyod Davis Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dennis Vernie Stalvey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Derek Michael Beecher | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Derrick Cecil Woods | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Derrione Antwon Mills | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Destiny Imani Freeman | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Devon Odell | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dewayne Raymond Gardner | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donald Clayton Long | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Edward Marshall | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation |
| Elson Junior Scott | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Eric Delrio Gordon | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Freddie Lee Granger Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Frederick Tyrone Poole | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Gary Woods Simmons | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| George Ray Kutchar Jr. | Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| German Hernandez Jr. | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Glenn Louis Waren | Not Incarcerated | Lewd lascivious acts with minor |
| Glenn Thomas Barton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Gregory Thomas Straub | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Guy Martin Ferrell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Henry Williams Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery victim under 13 |
| Herman Eric Maefield | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Issac Atkinson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jah Jah Sherrod Taylor | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jamarii Deshaun Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Edward Allen | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Ernest Mathis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Gilbert Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James H. Canty | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Irvin Barnard Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery with weapon or force |
| James Joseph Daniels | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| James Lamar Gann | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Michael Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Milton Bates | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Wiley Lankford | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James William Harrell | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jamie Lawrence Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jared Lamar Beck | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffrey Todd Hexamer | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeremiah Daniel Scoville | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jeremy Boyce Howell | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors |
| Jeremy Ryan Boyles | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joel Lamar Helms | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Gavin McCurry | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Gerald Buckley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual performance by a child, possession of photo or picture |
| John Harold Karew | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John L. Johnson | Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of a minor |
| John Roger Haas | Not Incarcerated | 1st and 2nd degree child molestation |
| Johnny Brady Wilkins | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jordan Blake Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Joseph Rudolph Melton | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Joshua Aaron Nix | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joshua Lamar Orange | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kelly Allen Collins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kelmer H. Hughes | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kendrick Lamar Hogans Jr. | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kenneth Lee Faulkner | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Paul Larson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Kimberly Rochelle Hillman | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts on a child |
| Larry Allen Simonds | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Larry Glenn Rood | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry Simpson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry William Manning | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery with weapon or by force |
| Latonyo Brotarshe Jenkins | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| Leaston Mannen Moody | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lendzy Clark MacK Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lester Donnell Waller | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Marcell Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marcus Samuels | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Marshall Lawrence Grove | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew Scott Hurry | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of a minor |
| Michael John Hampton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense against a child, fondling 2nd degree |
| Michael Larry Ward | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascicious acts |
| Michael Ray Higginbotham | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Stanley Ricketts | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Mikel Sharad Robinson | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Mykell Lashawn Reese | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Owen David Hipps | Not Incarcerated | Military federal sexual crime |
| Patrick Jerome Richardson | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Phillip Ryan Smart | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Preston Gabriel Lloyd | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Preston Levy Jewell | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Quaderiz Tremayne Reid | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Quincy Allen Millington | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rafael Gutierrez | Not Incarcerated | Sexual act with a child |
| Ramon Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Randy Lewis Melton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Raymond Chester Osburn III | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Ricky Thomas Maddox Jr. | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Jay Wentworth | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robert L. Taplin | Incarcerated | Rape 3rd degree |
| Robert Lamar Hall Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Lee Chapman | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robert Woods | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Roderick Jermain Gainer | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Russell Brian Lyle | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ryan James Driggers | Not Incarcerated | Lewd lascivious exhibition – victim under 16 years old |
| Samuel Arthur Wilson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Samuel Jerome Chance | Not Incarcerated | Carnal knowledge of a juvenile |
| Samuel Waid Hunter Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Seeb Simpson | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Shenekia Lakesha Williams | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Sidney Lee Pollard | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child |
| Steven D. Willard | Not Incarcerated | Unnatural and lascivious act with a child under age of 16 |
| Sylvester Armstrong | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Terrence Allan Walker | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Terrence Jermaine Harrison | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Carl Dawson | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Timothy Dewayne Davis | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious conduct with a victim under 16 years of age |
| Timothy H. Nichols | Incarcerated | Lewd assault sex battery victim less than 16 years of age |
| Timothy Kelly | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Todrick Levar Simpson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tony Williams | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Torrance Jemone Buckhalter | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Tracy Harden | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Tracy Lockhart | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Travis Cornelius Kelly | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Travis John Matthies | Not Incarcerated | Sex abuse 1 |
| Tylor Wade Dubose | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Unique Lanell Johnson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Vernon Lloyd Anderson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Victor Aswald Lyons Jr. | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Walter David Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Wayne Eugene Turner | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| William Isaac Fullard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Jennings Reeder | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Leroy Tucker | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Willie Frank Mobley Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
