Registered Sex Offenders: Numbers go down in Fairmount in May
Overall, there are 12 sex offenders currently living in Fairmount.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Edward Nobles | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David Wayne Farmer | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Felton Hogan Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Blaine Holbert | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Allen Parsons | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kevin Lamar Smith | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Larry Knowles | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry Thomas Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Michael David Vaught | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael George Davis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Keith Hannah | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Arthur Etheridge | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |