There were 18 registered sex offenders living in Schley County as of the week ending Feb. 21, 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 one of these sex offenders is 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Thornton Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Chancellar Bernard Germany | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daniel Neal | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| George Gilliam | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| James Bradley Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Leon Jones | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Jarret Slaughter | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeremiah Daniel Theiss | Not Incarcerated | Sex misconduct attempt involving child 2nd sub |
| Jimmy Maddox | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| John Allen Goodall | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| John Benjamin Burch | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Cole Blankenship | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry Hank Allen Jones | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Marcus Mondell Barner | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault third degree |
| Michael Wilbur Hall | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nicholas Lamar Burton | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ricky Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stephen Curtis Chapman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
