Registered sex offenders: 13 living in Montrose 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Dewight Carter | not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Charles E. Jackson | not incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| Charlie Lee MacK | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clarence Lee Wimberly | not incarcerated | Rape |
| David Lee Yancey | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Earl Roberts Jr. | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jared Austin Neal | not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffrey Walker Holland | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Mark Taylor Cofield | incarcerated | Rape |
| Michael Lane Galloway | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randall Louis Lawson | not incarcerated | Indecent assault |
| Robert Clayton Fisher | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William L. Kelly | not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |