Registered sex offenders: 14 living in Ball Ground as of May
The Registry shows this sex offenders is not a 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Scott Fields | not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Bailey Gordon Brown | not incarcerated | Trafficking of persons for sexual servitude |
| Carlos Narciso Saldivar | not incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Charles Ellsworth Amy | not incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Christopher Hutchinson | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christopher Troy Creech | not incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| David Wayne Steele | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Donald Curtis Johnson | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Felix Owens Covington | not incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| John Seabron Milligan | not incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Keaton Larry Kent | not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Ian Chalk | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ricky Tyler Collett | not incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Thomas Marshall Harding | not incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |