Registry shows 16 sex offenders living in Sardis 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 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 Lassiter | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Lowade Kelly | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bennie James Walker | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clayton Alan Iltzsch | not incarcerated | |
| Donte Tavaris Owens | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Grover Cleveland Royal Jr. | not incarcerated | Forcible rape |
| Herman Adamson | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kelvin Marques Dixon | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kevin Lee Windham | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Maleik Lenard Butler | incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Michael Anthony Lewis Jr. | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Peter Parfenuk | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sylvester Bernard Baker | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tyrone Wilkerson | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wesley Pierce | not incarcerated | Statutory rape 1st degree |
| Zenobia Marchetta Freeman III | not incarcerated | Child molestation |