10 registered sex offenders live in Ivey 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Dean Runyon | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles L. Dear | not incarcerated | Aggravated indecent assault |
| Christine Elizabeth Sampson | not incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Christopher Alton Morgan | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dale Screws | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Danny Ray Avery | not incarcerated | Rape |
| David Carlton Roberts | not incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Lonnie Anderson | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Louis Anthony Baumann | not incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Stephen Blake Ezelle | incarcerated | Statutory rape |