There were 51 registered sex offenders living in Talbot County as of the week ending Dec. 20, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, three 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 four 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.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Calvatino Kali Ellison | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Justin Crouch | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lanny Lorenzo Coppin | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sherwin Maurice Sheldon | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Antwan Horton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Fleming | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Antonio Jamal Haynes | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Arthur Richard Davis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brian Scott McClune | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Scott Price | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault |
| Calvin Lamar | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Calvin Tavares Martin | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Austin Willis | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| Charlie Willis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Christopher Keith Carr | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Darren Leslie Ampel | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 years of age |
| Darryl Rutherford | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy 2nd degree |
| David James Gibson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Derek Owen Bruner | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Donald Adams | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Eddie Harvey Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault |
| Eric W. Arrington | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Frankie Bernard Wicker | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Gary Thomas Chastain | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jamarcus Copeland | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Weber | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jeffrey Scott Nelson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerial Latron Holley | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberty with a minor |
| Jerome Dewberry | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John McCormack | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Alan Dixon | Not Incarcerated | Attempted rape |
| Kelevin Juane Stevenson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Major Sylvester Graham Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Marcus D. Hollis | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Mark Lee Singleton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Jerome Mosby | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nathaniel Green | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Phillip Harris Sizemore | Not Incarcerated | Rape strongarm |
| Raymond Montez Holt | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Reginald Anthony McKenzie | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ronald Paul Munyon | Not Incarcerated | 2nd degree sexual assault of a child |
| Sandrel Mitchell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Scotty Newton Ellis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stanley Fredrick Yates | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Stephen Andrew Oneal | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Terrance Lewis Demons | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Willis Jr. | Not Incarcerated | — |
| Timothy B. Neal | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Ray Gipson | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor |
| Willie Gus Carter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Willie Terry | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
