Number of sex offenders living in Kingston drops in May
Overall, there are 20 sex offenders currently living in Kingston.
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 three 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold William McElroy | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cecil Eugene Colley Jr. | Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Derick Clayton Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Dwight Allen Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Earnest Jeremy Simpson | Not Incarcerated | Assault battery of high and aggravated nature |
| Emory Darrell Vaughn | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Gregory Fate Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Isaac Sanchez | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| James Alvin Phillips | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffery Wayne Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jimmy Arthur Sellers | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct second degree |
| Joey William Tims | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Hardman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Jameson Munger | Not Incarcerated | -- |
| Justin Ray Dawson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Melissa Ann Keeler | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Shane White | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Moses Clyde Brookshire | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mozella Drakeford | Not Incarcerated | Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse |
| Nathan Eugene Williams | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberty with a minor |