May: Number of registered sex offenders living in Chester remain unchanged
Overall, there are 15 sex offenders currently living in Chester.
The Registry shows that none 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Douglas Lucas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ernest Tavaios Wrease | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Randall McMichen | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Washington | Incarcerated | Lews or lascivious battery victim 12 to 15 years old |
| Jonathan Allen | Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Joseph Tyler Conn | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joshua Allen Eason | Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious acts with child |
| Larry James Mingo | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Lee Antonio Lassiter | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Matthew Scott Klein | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious molestation |
| Maury Wayne Frye | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randall Thomas Bridges | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roger Duncan Helton | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Thomas William Carter | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Tristan Anthony Carswell | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |