There were 88 registered sex offenders living in Harris County as of the week ending Dec. 27, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, four 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 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. has climbed to approximately 795,000 as of August 2024—an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. As of that same month, Georgia’s registry includes around 24,730 individuals.
Registered Sex Offenders in Harris County as of the Week Ending Dec. 27
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Thomas Jones Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Calvin Smith | Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Charles Wade Owens | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Ashton Sieve | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| David Copeland | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Jermaine Davis | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Howard Ortkiese | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Michael Bundrick | Incarcerated | Solicitation of a child by computer |
| Michael Joseph White | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Allen Keith Bryan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anotonio Webster | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Philip Wright | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation |
| Antonio Demetrius Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Austin Slade Pipkins | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| Bradford Shannon Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Bret Kenneth Dowda | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Eugene Grantham | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brian Walter Grocki | Not Incarcerated | — |
| Bryan Heath Yawn | Not Incarcerated | Send to a minor harmful information |
| Charles Henry Terry | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Grantham | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher James Camp | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher John Sidey | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Lee Rinker | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Clarence Irvin Hyatt | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Curtis Raymond Glisson | Not Incarcerated | Out of state offender – sexual offense |
| Daniel Morris Barley | Not Incarcerated | Second degree sodomy |
| Danny Edward Martin | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| David Alan Kamer | Not Incarcerated | Rape 3rd degree |
| Donald Keith Beeland | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donte Devon Neal | Not Incarcerated | Assault with an intent to commit sexual penetration |
| Edwin Francis Farr III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Emmett S. Horton | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Geoffery Shayne Crider | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Gregory Paul Jacola | Not Incarcerated | Indecency with a child through sexual contact |
| Harold James Baker | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Issac Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jack William Brazil | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to commit lewdness with a minor |
| James A. Nobles | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse |
| James Conrad Holliday | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to rape a child |
| James Ellie Claxton | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| James Elroy Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault on a child by force or threat |
| James Walton Sands Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jared Ruben Hysaw | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| John Clinton Heard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Paul Jack McCabe | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Joshua Curtis Simmons | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joshua Ryan Robinson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Justin Andrew Copeland | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Justin Michael Smoot | Not Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Justin R. Hattaway | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kayal Bernard McCraney | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Kenneth Thrower | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kerry Dewain Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Kevin Ellis Parks | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kevin Gene Isaacs | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kinyotter Mondrall Turner | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Leslie J. Smith | Not Incarcerated | Rape 2nd degree |
| Lindsey Gary Lay | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Mark Sieve | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault on a child |
| Marvin Sturdivant Hendricks | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Megan Leeann Toland | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Melissa Avery Perrone | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Melvin Howard Walcott | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Michael Ralph Ratliff | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Nathan Eugene Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Norbert Gregory Rhymer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of a child under 14 years of age |
| Paul M. Dudley | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious sexual battery |
| Raoul Joseph Dushane | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Raul Ariel Sanchez-Marte | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rhonda Maria Dilworth | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with a child 14 to 15 years of age |
| Richard Dean Barham | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Richard Dylan Bradshaw | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Paul Schnars | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 2nd degree |
| Ricky Devon Barkwell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Ricky E. Nunn Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Robert Daniel Pate | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert Lewis Mullis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roger Dale Long | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stephen Ryan Herold | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Terry Anza Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Terry Lee Crawford | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Terry Lee Kistler | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Carl Pierson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Timothy James Gallivan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Michael Schmitt | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Victor Eugene West | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Wesley Nichols Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
