The Registry shows no change in the number of sex offenders living in Newton in May
Overall, there are 14 sex offenders currently living in Newton.
The Registry shows that one of these sex offenders is a sexual predator. 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 two 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Marie Witwer | Not Incarcerated | Promoting of prostitution |
| Deangelo Maurice Walker | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Cowan McClellan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jamison Jace Miliner | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jimmy L. Morris | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joel Oland Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| John Eric Widener | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Alonzo Miller | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Russell Carroll | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Keith Eric Blount | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery |
| Robert John Mote | Not Incarcerated | Sexual torture abuse |
| Robert William Klausen | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steven Oakley Baynum | Not Incarcerated | Rape sexual assault |
| Zacchaeus Emmanue Hawkins | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |