There were 37 registered sex offenders living in Taylor County as of the week ending April 25, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, none were considered sexual predators 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 that five 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elliott Deronte Baker | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Franklin Matthews Peavy | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Dwaine Duffie | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Patrick Kent Newberry Jr. | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Quincy Nmn Collins | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Aaron James Suzor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bill Lamar Newton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Bobby Marshall Busbee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bonner Williams | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Carey Mathis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Curtis Lionel Harper | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Damien Isaiah Campbell | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping of a minor 1st degree |
| Danny Wade Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Darrick Darnell Jennings | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Daveoin Zebahiah Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dennis James Troutman | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Dexter Bernard Hicks | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Eric Andra Gray | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ernest Ted Gunter | Not Incarcerated | Rape 1st degree: intercourse with person under 11 years of age |
| Garrett Neal | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gerold Gregory Smith | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Herbert Wayne Currington | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jerry Short | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John A. Kirksey | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Johnny Randy Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jonathan Earl Perkins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Wayne Carroll | Not Incarcerated | Rape 1st degree |
| Joshua Wayne Peterman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Malachi Alexander Ogletree | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Nathaniel Lee Hudson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by juvenile/victim under age of 12 |
| Nicholas Eugene Phillips | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Eric Duncan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert L. Riley | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Robert Lee Storey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rontavis Darryl Daniels | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Samuel Donese Parker | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child |
| William Lambert Davenport | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
