ZIP Code 31901 is home to 49 registered sex offenders as of May
The Registry shows that six 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 20 of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
According to the USPS, Columbus is the primary area with addresses in ZIP Code 31901.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alton R. Moore Jr. | Not incarcerated | Rape aggravated |
| Andy Calvin Nowell | Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old |
| Bernard Seth Irby | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bruce Grier | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Camron J. Joyner | Not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Christopher Allen McMurray | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Andrew Brown | Not incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Clifton Calarissian Forbes | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Corbin Heimbach | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dietrich Roy Preston | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donald Dwayne Pate | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Douglas Rivers | Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual conduct with minor |
| Duntaurus Miguel Hill | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dwayne Ervin Cullins | Incarcerated | Sodomy 1st degree |
| Dwight Jamal Tucker | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Elgin Dale Sisk | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Francis Calvin Warren | Not incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct with a minor 1st degree |
| Frank James Herron | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Freddie Windhal Williams | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Glenn Keith Martin | Not incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 years of age |
| Hiram Abbet Gadson | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Allen Barnes | Not incarcerated | Rape |
| James Ellerbee | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Lee Adams | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerry Lee Carter | Not incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Jerry Rutledge | Not incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| John Paul Anderson | Not incarcerated | Incest |
| Joshua Jaco Lias | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Kirby Lynn Jacobs | Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| Kysiem Taaron Wheeler | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Marcel Roland Carles Jr. | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Mattuew Robert Kessinger | Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| Melvin L. Wright | Not incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Wayne Hayes | Not incarcerated | Rape 1st degree |
| Paul Bernard Smith | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Rayjon Diane Shipman | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard B. Harris | Not incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Richard Dean Inglett Jr. | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Lee Rosser | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Ronnie Bernard Elliott | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Shaheed Robert Patton | Not incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 4th degree |
| Stanley Andrews | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Stephen Caporaletti | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thalmus Demorise McCrary | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Ashley Blizzard | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tommy Porter | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Wayne Eugene Houston | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Dowdney | Not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Prentice Elliott III | Not incarcerated | Felony carnal knowledge and indecent behavior with juveniles |