Registered Sex Offenders: Numbers unchanged in Morganton in May
Overall, there are 17 sex offenders currently living in Morganton.
The Registry shows that two 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 four 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Keith Long | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Eugene Kupisz | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Christopher Keith Cook | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Lee Setser | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Eliot Shawn Libby | Not Incarcerated | Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense |
| Elvis Lamar Griffin | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Hoyt Hugh Wright | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joseph Robert Dukes | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kenny Edward Nazerian | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Natasha Lucille James | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Paul Phillip Collis II | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raheem Terrell Wrenn | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Randy Scott Carmack | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Raymond Bud Ledbetter | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robbie Wendell Beaver | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rodney Curtis Burnett | Not Incarcerated | Rape 3rd degree |
| Susan Kay Carruth | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |