May: Number of registered sex offenders living in Monticello remain unchanged
Overall, there are 34 sex offenders currently living in Monticello.
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 nine of these sex offenders are 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Lee | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Lee Victrum | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Alan Bergen | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Christopher Justin Kinard | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Lee Willard | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Courtlee Wilton Taner | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Dedric Tyrone Benefield | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donaldo Vargas | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Donnie Luther Joyce Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donnie Luther Joyce Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Douglas Keith Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Francis Godfrey Leverette | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jace Madrell Campbell | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Edward Cole | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Rueben Park | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jeffery Ryan Griffin | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Jeffrey Leonard Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jimmy Dewayne Robinson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph White Jr. | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Kevin L. Griffis | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery of a victim 12 less than 15 years of age |
| Larry Edward Broome | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Lemonth D. Reaves | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Matthew Stephens | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Melvin Paul Owensby | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Anthony Ratzel | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Jansen Peek | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Noah Christopher Jackson | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Paul Eugene Murray | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance |
| Robert Dale Ross | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Sergio Zarbious Foster | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas Watson Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Wilburn Lee Knight | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| William Darnell Standifer | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Ray Texeira | Not Incarcerated | Sexual misconduct-1st degree |