May: Number of registered sex offenders living in Lexington remain unchanged
Overall, there are 12 sex offenders currently living in Lexington.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Gene Gunter | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Darrick Lamont Hill | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Jermaine Waller | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Franklin Kennedy Smith | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeff Michael Tyndell | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Joshua B. Spears | Not Incarcerated | Child indecent communication |
| Joshua James Benton | Not Incarcerated | Oral copulation with a person under 16 years of age be an offender over 21 years of age |
| Lance Monroe Phelps | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Norman Anthony Pugh | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Dorian Mitchell | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Richard Lee Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Travis Zenas Davenport | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |