15 registered sex offenders live in Cave Spring as of May
Among them, three were considered sexual predators 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Daniel Crowe | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christian Anthony Croft | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Jay Colburn | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Daniel Robert Hernandez | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Darryl Lee Conn | not incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Franklin Davis Wheeler | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gerald Bruce Lewis | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Julian Paul Hodges | not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Lavon Owens | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mae Browning | not incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Patrick Rhett Bussler | not incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Roy Edward Mathis | incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Shane Tucker | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stephen Alexander Holbrook | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tim Edward Manning | not incarcerated | Child molestation |