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Registered Sex Offenders: Numbers go up in Canton in May
Published 06/07/26
Overall, there are 95 sex offenders currently living in Canton.
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 25 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Canton as of May
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew James Petermeier | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Andrew Wilson Goodrick | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Austin Lee Franco | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bradley John Dickerson | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Branden Robert Aust | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Brandon Eugene Hewitt | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brian Dale Mann | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cameron David Alderman | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Chantha Bert Pheuypraseuth | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Charles David O'Kelley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Chris Lee Hollifield | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Columbus James II | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher John Farineau | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Scott Schlaefli | Not Incarcerated | Rape with force |
| Christopher Sloan | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Columbus Clell Whaley | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Daniel Ray Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Danny Lee Patrick | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Thomas Trippe | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Derek Joseph Long | Not Incarcerated | Computer invasion of privacy |
| Dickson Sheppard | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Dixi Leigh Serrano | Not Incarcerated | Pimping of a person under 18 years of age |
| Dwight Gregory Watson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Everett Trenton Conrad | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Ezekiel Mark Ochoa | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Forrest Emerson Schultz | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Francisco Landrau Ferrer | Not Incarcerated | Ill sexual contact |
| Fred Turner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| George Marvin McTaggart | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gerald Ross Atwood | Not Incarcerated | Public indecency 3rd degree or subsequent conviction - felony |
| Haden Jay Crohn | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Hugh Kevin White | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| James Alex Holt | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jason Lee Robertson | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Jeffrey Ray Rutledge | Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Jerry E. Jerrard Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerry Thomas Myers Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Allen Bennett | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Marvin Hueil | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Phillip Webb | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Johnny Lee Starks | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Johnny Luman Harris | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Jonathan Gerald Patrick | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Joshua Armand Montgomery | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child 1st degree |
| Karl Mitchell Hughes | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Karl Troy Ericson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kayden Price Dupont | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Keith Lee Roberts | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kirk Stackhouse | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kristopher Todd Pitts | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to commit an aggravated sexual battery |
| Leonard Templeton Lawley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Luis Enrique Acosta | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lynn Harold Sams | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| MacKenzie Eric Merriman | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Mahesh Bhailal Patel | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| Malik Alan Gholston | Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Manuel Jesus Corrales | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Marco Vasquez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Allen Love | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Charles Guggenburger | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Wayne Westbrook | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Matthew John Gantz | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy |
| Matthew Wesley Wayne | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Micah Gabriel Campos | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Anthony Tappy | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Jakob Swindle | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Olan McGuire | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Nicholas Daniel Freeman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Nicholas Richard Reinhart | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Norman Walker | Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| Pablo Lemel Coreano | Not Incarcerated | Indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 |
| Randall Franklin Hubbard | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child |
| Randall Lee Simmons | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious assult on a child |
| Randall Martin Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Richard Marshall Blaylock | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Paul Bellino | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Roy Deshawn Santiago | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Russell Eric Newton | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Scott McCombs | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Scotty Obrian Blackwell | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Sean Christopher Fleming | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Shawn Adam Strawser | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by a juvenile on a victim under 12 |
| Stanley Chresos | Not Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Steven Benefield | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Steven Charles Koach | Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Tedmond Joseph Elmore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Lee Cowan Sanders | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Theodore Horner | Not Incarcerated | First degree aggavated sexual assault of a child under 14 |
| Thomas William Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree (force or coercion) |
| Tristan Nicholas Tweedie | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tyler James Esponge | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Anthony Capehart | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| William Jack Lanning Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Perry Morris | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Zachary Luke Freeman | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
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