The Registry shows 33 sex offenders living in Locust Grove in Q2
Overall, the Registry showed that 33 registered sex offenders were living in the city at the time.
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 nine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Armin Daniel Sauls | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Cedric Kennard | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christopher Jody Pugh | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dante Craig Oakley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Darrell G. Ballard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Andrew Benefield | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Deandre Hakeem Berry | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Defazio Sierra Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Donnyell Jermaine King | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery - sex with victim 12-15 years old |
| Erik Ryan Lehmkuhle | Not Incarcerated | Gross sexual imposition 3rd degree |
| Gerald Lee Newell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Benjamin Nelson | Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| James Matthew Smith | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Jason Darrell Todd | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Raymond Stevens | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Jesstin Marquis Howard | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| John Andrew Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| John Kenneth Horton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| John Monroe Barnes Jr. | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Leonard Moats | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Anthony McKeithen | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Todd Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Attempted sexual battery |
| Norman Andrew Sheilds | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 |
| Ontarius Dontea Welch | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randolph Lee King | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by an adult on a child under 12 years of age |
| Richard Conley Smith | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Roger Thomas Morris | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tabios Lamar Phinazee | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Terrance Bernard Watson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Timothy Bernard Harper | Not Incarcerated | Second degree sexual assault |
| Travis Octavius Rozier | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| William Jonpierre Sanders | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Winfred Lewis Akins | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |