Registry shows 24 sex offenders living in Ochlocknee as of May
Among them, one was considered a sexual predator 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 one of these sex offenders is 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.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brinson Wilson | not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Charles Dillinger Lewis | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Earl Smith | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Elbert Samuel Willis | not incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| James Dean Gossett | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jd Jarvis | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerry Bellows | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerry Lee Edwards | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jessie Paul Rice | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy Martin | not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| John Edwin Miller | not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joseph Lee Gambrel | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Malik Joseph Lovett | not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Marcus Chad Maddox | not incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation |
| Michael Chad McMillon | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Quindarius Raheem Williams | not incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Richard Bruce Patera | not incarcerated | Rape |
| Ronald Dewayne House | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Ryan Zachary Carter | not incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| Samuel Allen Denmon | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas J. Kirkpatrick | not incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery action on a child 12 years of age |
| Thomas Lloyd Rorie | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Quinn Hyde | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Zamarrien Kejuan Lovejoy | incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |