May 30: 15 registered sex offenders living in ZIP Code 31034

There are 15 registered sex offenders living in ZIP Code 31034 as of the week ending May 30, according to the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.

According to the USPS, Hardwick is the primary area with addresses in ZIP Code 31034.

Among them, one was considered a sexual predator by the Registry. 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 14 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
Bradley Jermaine Baker	incarcerated	Sexual assault
Brandon Jermaine Green	incarcerated	Aggravated child molestation
Brandon Joseph Stinson	incarcerated	Aggravated assault with an intent to rape
David Vineyard	incarcerated	Aggravated child molestation
Gary Guy	incarcerated	Aggravated child molestation
Howard Eugene King	incarcerated	Rape
James Earl Thomas Jr.	incarcerated	Child molestation
Jimmy R. Masters	incarcerated	Aggravated child molestation
Marlo Andre Malone	incarcerated	Aggravated child molestation
Michael L. Thomas	not incarcerated	Aggravated sodomy
Paul Chandler Hampton	incarcerated	Kidnapping
Randy Palmer	incarcerated	Aggravated sexual battery victim under 13
Ricky Steven Helton	incarcerated	Sodomy - felony
William Marion Blackburn	incarcerated	Indecent liberties with a child
Zacchaeus Elijah Glover	incarcerated	Rape

Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.