May: Number of registered sex offenders living in ZIP Code 30720 rises
Overall, there are 59 sex offenders currently living in ZIP Code 30720.
The Registry shows that four 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 21 of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
According to the USPS, Dalton is the primary area with addresses in ZIP Code 30720.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Phillip Gilbert | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Andrew Joseph Miller | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Austin Lee White | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy Hicks | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brandon Trey Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Avery Adams | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Cline | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Scott Dyer | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Scott Meyer | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Taylor Bridges | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Clifton Lee Crysel | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Cody Drew Hester | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| David Guzman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Lee Gunter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dominick Sky Burton-Tallent | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Eddie Joseph Clayton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated statutory rape |
| Edward Eugene Trantham | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| George Cason Burse | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jalen Corey Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of a child |
| James Adam Hawkins | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffery Despain | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jeremy Alexander Willis | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeremy Lee McKee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joel Hernandez | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| John Daniel Brooks | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| John Nathan Valdez | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John William Bagby | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Joshua Steven Harteau | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Keith Richard Fretz | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Leroy Clifford Tallent | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Mark Anthony Leonard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Andrew Phillips | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael John McLarney Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Michael Wayne Wright Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Millard Dean Bradley | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Oscar Rendon Rendon Sr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Paul Anthony Joseph | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Preston A. Clark | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raymond Christopher Nelson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Charlie Roach Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rickey Dean Shaffer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Ricky Lee Barmore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert E. Watson | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of minor |
| Robert Terrell Lovelace | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Rodrigo Lucas | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ronny Dale Lanham Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Rory Donovan Krone | Not Incarcerated | Forcible sexual abuse |
| Seth Rodney Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Seth Trevor Bonds | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Shalliek Andra Bynum | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Shannon Dale Pittman | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Shawn Michael Jones | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Shawn Micheal Harris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stanley Eugene Ware | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Terry Lynn McBrayer | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Tiffany Ann Brackett | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Paul Nunley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| William Isaac Dyer | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Xander Kyle Morris | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |