There were 190 registered sex offenders living in Cherokee County as of the week ending Jan. 3, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, 11 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 32 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Cherokee County as of the Week Ending Jan. 3
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Steven Villalobos | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Armando Martinez | Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree, person incapable of consent-physically helpless |
| Austin Lee Franco | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bladen Daunte Leblanc | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Bradley John Dickerson | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Brandon Eugene Hewitt | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Cameron David Alderman | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Chantha Bert Pheuypraseuth | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Charles Farrington Flagg | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Columbus Clell Whaley | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Dawson Paul Hart | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Donald Edward Meadows | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Hugh Kevin White | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| James Michael Coates | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jamun Rhykeen Slocum | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jason Lee Robertson | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Jeffrey Ray Rutledge | Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| John Allen Bennett | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Phillip Webb | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Kayden Price Dupont | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| MacKenzie Eric Merriman | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Phillip Jay Riley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roy Deshawn Santiago | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steven Benefield | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Steven Charles Koach | Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Thomas Lee Cowan Sanders | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Shannon Everts-Deveney | Incarcerated | Second degree sexual assault of a child |
| Tristan Nicholas Tweedie | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tyler James Esponge | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Anthony Capehart | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| William Jack Lanning Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Perry Morris | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Aaron Allen Greenway | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Alberto Opura Polistico | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Ali Kadhim Alwan | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy 2nd degree |
| Andrew James Petermeier | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Crespin | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Asher John Kutsche | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bailey Gordon Brown | Not Incarcerated | Trafficking of persons for sexual servitude |
| Billy Gerald Mashburn | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Bobby James Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Branden Robert Aust | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Brandon Jim Beard | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Brent Allen Hilderbrandt | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Brian Dale Mann | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Joshua Lug | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography |
| Caleb Christopher Sinnott | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Calvin Eugene Heydon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Carlos Narciso Saldivar | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Charles David O’Kelley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Ellsworth Amy | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Chris Lee Hollifield | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Andrew Rainey | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Columbus James II | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Finley McRae | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| Christopher Jamieson | Not Incarcerated | — |
| Christopher John Farineau | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Scott Schlaefli | Not Incarcerated | Rape with force |
| Christopher Sloan | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Christopher Troy Creech | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Conner William Thrash | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Curtis Adam Asay | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Curtis James Fay | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Daniel J. Romigh | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery of a child |
| Daniel Ray Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Danny Lee Patrick | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Darren Eugene Meaders | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| David Shawn Harris | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David Thomas Trippe | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| David Wayne Gibbs | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| David Wayne Steele | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Derek Joseph Long | Not Incarcerated | Computer invasion of privacy |
| Dickson Sheppard | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Dixi Leigh Serrano | Not Incarcerated | Pimping of a person under 18 years of age |
| Donaciano Castillo Hernandez | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault on a child |
| Donald Curtis Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donnie Gibson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Douglas Edward Evans | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dwight Gregory Watson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Elijah James Reeves | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated indecent exposure |
| Ernesto Jose Martinez | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Esteban Bianchi | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Everett Trenton Conrad | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Ezekiel Mark Ochoa | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Farrell Dewey Cowart | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Felix Owens Covington | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Floyd J. Botts | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Forrest Emerson Schultz | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Fred Turner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Frederick Watkins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| George Marvin McTaggart | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gerald Ross Atwood | Not Incarcerated | Public indecency 3rd degree or subsequent conviction – felony |
| Glenn Childers | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Haden Jay Crohn | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Hayden Paul Carere | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Herbert Melvin Slate | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation – victim under 12 years old |
| James Alex Holt | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| James Jeffrey Fountain | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jamie Aaron Spangler | Not Incarcerated | Lewd/lascivious battery sex with victim |
| Jason Andrew Bromby | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Carlos Justice | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor |
| Jason Richard Geiger | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to commit sexual offensemolestation of a minor |
| Jerry Thomas Myers Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jesse Dale Strickland | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Marvin Hueil | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Seabron Milligan | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Johnny Lee Starks | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Johnny Luman Harris | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Jonathan Gerald Patrick | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Joshua Armand Montgomery | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child 1st degree |
| Joshua Paul Mock | Not Incarcerated | — |
| Justin Allan Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Karl Mitchell Hughes | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Karl Troy Ericson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Keith Lee Roberts | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kendall Ray McDonald | Not Incarcerated | Sexual activity with a minor |
| Kenneth Paul Nash | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Kenneth William Moulton | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Kevin Lewis Nichols | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Michael Borah | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Kirk Stackhouse | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kraig Edward Young | Not Incarcerated | Rape by force or fear |
| Kristopher Todd Pitts | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to commit an aggravated sexual battery |
| Laramey Stacey Key | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Larry Darnell Oliver | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14 years of age |
| Leonard Templeton Lawley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lorenzo Marnez Rossell Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Luis Enrique Acosta | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Luis Saldana | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Lynn Harold Sams | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Mahesh Bhailal Patel | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Malik Alan Gholston | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Manuel Fernando Vallejo Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with child |
| Manuel Jesus Corrales | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Marcus Noel Shoemaker | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Mark Allen Greer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Mark Allen Love | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Charles Guggenburger | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Wayne Westbrook | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Matthew Blake Raines | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Matthew James Loughner | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Matthew John Gantz | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy |
| Matthew Wesley Wayne | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Micah Gabriel Campos | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Anthony Tappy | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael David Stinson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Gifford | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Ian Chalk | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Jakob Swindle | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Olan McGuire | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Michael Paul Holbrook | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Nicholas Daniel Freeman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Nicholas Richard Reinhart | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nicholas Scott Eisenbach | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Norman Walker | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| Pablo Lemel Coreano | Not Incarcerated | Indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 |
| Paul Douglas Brauner | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Randall Franklin Hubbard | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child |
| Randall Lee Simmons | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious assult on a child |
| Randall Martin Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Ray Lee Flint | Not Incarcerated | Attempted rape |
| Richard Eugene Phillips | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Richard Marshall Blaylock | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Micheal Jones Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Ricky Tyler Collett | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Robert Lee Moore | Not Incarcerated | Attempted sodomy: deviate intercourse with other person less than 11 years old |
| Robert Matthew Martin | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Robert Michael Mienscow Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Robert Paul Bellino | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ronald Lee Russell | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Russell Eric Newton | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Russell Eugene Goddard | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Sarah Kristine Ragsdale | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Scott McCombs | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Scott Wilson Gilbert | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Scotty Obrian Blackwell | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Sean Christopher Fleming | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Shawn Adam Strawser | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by a juvenile on a victim under 12 |
| Stanley Chresos | Not Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Tedmond Joseph Elmore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Marshall Harding | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Thomas Theodore Horner | Not Incarcerated | First degree aggavated sexual assault of a child under 14 |
| Thomas William Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree (force or coercion) |
| Tony Jerome Payne | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Troy Stephen Harper | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tyler Ray Luikart | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Warren Alec Helms | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Wayne Gerard Muller | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| William Lee Dodd | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
