May: Number of registered sex offenders living in Dawson rises
Overall, there are 42 sex offenders currently living in Dawson.
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 seven 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Jerome Bell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charlie Lawson Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Christopher K. Wright | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clifford Rashad Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Curles Schley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Curtis Leon King | Not Incarcerated | Forcible sodomy |
| David Keith Obrien | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dexter Dean Brandful | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dontavious Daniel | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Edgar Rayburn | Not Incarcerated | Violating mandated court-ordered parole |
| Emmanuel B. Monfort | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Evell Florida | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Frank Calvin Gary Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| George Edward Ponder | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Guy Marvin Head | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Varner | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jessie Clyde Mills | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jimmy Ferguson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| John Ridgeway | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Russell Prescott | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kenneth L. Mulford | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Kenneth Pittman | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kentravious Dequan Wright | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Lajavious Shaquille Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marcus Devon Holmes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marquis Devan McCloud | Incarcerated | Rape 2nd degree |
| Melvin Douglas Clark | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Norman Glenn | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Ralph Abraham Dixon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randy Renard Holmes | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robbie Lee Reed | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert A. Burnett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Sapp | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Scott Brent Bettis | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Takieya Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Demetrius Hodge | Not Incarcerated | Rape, lewd, lascivious act with a child |
| Tom Gary Harvey Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Tonoris Shundrell Blackwell | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Travontae Donquez Ware | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Tyrone Mathis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Victor William Geer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| William L. Courter | Not Incarcerated | Rape |