Q2: 15 registered sex offenders living in Sandy Springs
Overall, the Registry showed that 15 registered sex offenders were living in the city at the time.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | Incarcerated | Rape 2nd degree |
| Daniel Letroy Turner | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct third degree |
| Darryl Jerod Hubbard | Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| David Lloyd Dunston | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a minor |
| Gregory McCurdy | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Hadji Antuane Hicks | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Thomas Stolz | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Nathan Alexander Briggs | Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Patricia Anne Covella | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Reginald Pierre Hicks | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape 2nd degree |
| Ritesh Narendra Patel | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance |
| Rodney Dewayne Brown | Not Incarcerated | Rape first degree |
| Shane Michael Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense |
| Torrence Lamont Smith | Not Incarcerated | Forcible sodomy |
| Troy A. Appleyard | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, victim 13 to 17 |