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ZIP Code 30540 is home to 90 registered sex offenders as of May
Published 06/07/26
The Registry shows that three of these sex offenders are 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 that 11 of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
According to the USPS, Ellijay is the primary area with addresses in ZIP Code 30540.
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.
Registered Sex Offenders in ZIP Code 30540 as of May
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Allen David Schultz | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Andrew Ross Dowd Brown | Incarcerated | Sexual conduct with a minor under 14 years of age |
| Anthony Francis Paleveda | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Herald Reed | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Anthony Theo Dunagan | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Arthur Ray Brookshire | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Benjamin Adam Easley | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bobby Christopher Earl Jones | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Darren Stokes | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bobby Joe J. Taylor | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brandon Michael Kurtz | Incarcerated | Sexual assault on a child |
| Brian Scott Cunningham | Not incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Bruce Lee Daniel | Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Bryan Wright | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Candace Marie Wheeler | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Chad Douglas Goetz | Not incarcerated | Poss of child pornography 3rd degree |
| Chad Richard Sitzwohl | Not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Charles Anthony Rogers | Not incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Charles Randall Sexton II | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Charles William Cretnik | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Cogdill | Not incarcerated | 3rd degree sexual assault |
| Christopher Wade Brown | Not incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Claudia Elizabeth Walker | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Curtis Lester Hamilton | Not incarcerated | 2nd degree rape |
| Daniel Michael Hunt | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Danny Floyd Rice | Not incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Danny Lee Hughes | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David James Gravley | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Lee Jones | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Todd Davis | Not incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Donald Ray Barnhill | Not incarcerated | Attempt to commit sexual abuse of a child |
| Donnie Leon Bramlett | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Donny Lee Long | Not incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Floyd Dewey Wagoner Jr. | Not incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation under 12 years of age |
| Garrett Wayne Hick | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Grady David Sanford | Not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Grady Hoyle Queen | Not incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Gregory Austin Watson | Not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Gregory Harold McClure | Not incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Harold Richard Pritchett | Not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Harvey Luther Tuggle | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James B. McArthur | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Henry Jett | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Leon Woody Jr. | Not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jamie Earl Underwood | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Albert McManus | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jason John Davis | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Putnam | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Robert Koffler | Not incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| John William Ganton | Not incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 |
| Jonathan Kent Davis | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Ryan Marshall | Not incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Kayden Xavier-Lee Lovato | Not incarcerated | Sexual assault 1st degree with mentally or physically incapable |
| Kevin Lee Collier | Not incarcerated | Attempted sexual abuse (1st degree) |
| Lloyd Edward Ridings | Not incarcerated | Rape |
| Lucas Lee Stiles | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marc Stephen Patterson | Not incarcerated | Sexual battery by an adult on a child under 12 years of age |
| Marcos Ramirez | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marcus Page McPherson | Not incarcerated | Rape 2nd degree |
| Mark Anthony Wheeler | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Martin David Kjellstrom | Not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Marvin David Miller | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Keith Herko | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Lee Crossman | Not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Ray Hood | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Shane Dean | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Natasha Eudora Culver | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nathan Aldelbert McMordie | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Lee Hicks | Not incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Richard Wayne Biester Jr. | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Eugene Lucas | Not incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| Robert Michael Reagan | Not incarcerated | Rape |
| Robin Nycole Holtzclaw | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rodney Abercrombie | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Roger Allen Lane | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Samuel Kelley Barnard | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Shannon Lee Gregory | Not incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Steven Craig Meides | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Steven Eugene Fyrehrt | Not incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 less than 15 years of age |
| Steven Lynn Walden | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steven Roscoe Burch | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Waylon Timothy Albertson | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Wayne Hicks | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wendell Ray Phillips | Not incarcerated | Rape |
| William Johns | Not incarcerated | Rape |
| William Jonathan Bingham | Not incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| William Marcus Weidinger | Not incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| William Melvin Wood | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Wilton Eugene Owens | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Zachary Keith Southern | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
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