Registered sex offenders: 13 living in Pendergrass 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 two 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Travis Davenport | not incarcerated | |
| Austin Marshall Green | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Cory Monroe Reed | not incarcerated | Indecent behavior with a juvenile |
| David Earl Jones | incarcerated | Lewd act in the presence of a child 16 years of age |
| James Wesley Ruggles | incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Daniel Rice | not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Kent Massey | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kerry David Smith | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ray Kenry Walley | not incarcerated | Rape |
| Robert Hoyt Thomas | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Timothy Ray Reliford | not incarcerated | Sex with a minor |
| Verlon Fairl Walker | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Bayard Harris III | not incarcerated | Child molestation |