Registered Sex Offenders: 30 living in ZIP Code 30735 as of May
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 five of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
According to the USPS, Resaca is the primary area with addresses in ZIP Code 30735.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Tyler Ware | Not incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Anthony Monroe Gunter | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bennie Harold Maharrey | Not incarcerated | Touching of a child lustful purposes |
| Bennie Wayne Smith | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy Edward Garner | Not incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Brian Lee Bishop | Not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Bryan Dewayne Vance | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Beretta Hawk | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| David Lee Brian Phillips | Not incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Derik Lee Ray | Not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Drake Rowin Cook | Not incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Gabriel Kain Hardman | Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| James Edward Odett | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Scott Derosier Sr. | Not incarcerated | Sexual assault 2nd degree |
| Jamie Lee Nelson | Not incarcerated | Oral sexual battery |
| Jerry Dean Lewis | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jody Vincent Defoor | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jordan Chase Tallent | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joshua Blake Hall | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Douglas Stone | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kelvin Lee Dutton | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Rodney Holcomb | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Nathan Wayne England | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nickkia Wayne Norsworthy | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Phillip Wayne McCoy | Not incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault |
| Simon William Joseph Scheer | Not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Timothy Allen Zibung | Not incarcerated | Indecency with a child by exposure |
| Tommy Berlin Meeler | Not incarcerated | Rape |
| Tyler James Barnes | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tyler T. Stephens | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |