Seven people listed on Georgia’s sex offender registry regained their firearms rights from the state Board of Pardons and Paroles from 2008 through 2013. Here are details about each:
James Claud Moss
Age: 70
Residence: Fayetteville, Fayette County
Conviction: Aggravated child molestation, 1996
Prison term: May 1996 to April 2011
Added to registry: 2001
Richard Scott Moon
Age: 43
Residence: Newborn, Jasper County
Conviction: Child molestation, 1997
Prison term: May 1997 to January 1998
Added to registry: 1998
Paul A. Miller Sr.
Age: 58
Residence: Dalton, Whitfield County
Conviction: Child molestation, 1987
Prison term: Not available
Added to registry: 1997
William Alvin Bishop
Age: 60
Residence: Barnesville, Lamar County
Conviction: Aggravated child molestation, 1995
Prison term: 1996 to 2005
Added to registry: 2005
Anthony Cedric Bellamy
Age: 38
Residence: Newnan, Coweta County
Conviction: Child molestation, 1998
Prison term: July 1998 to May 2000
Added to registry: 2000
Hines Martin Edwards
Age: 50
Residence: Baconton, Mitchell County
Conviction: Sexual assault of a person in custody, 2000
Prison term: 2001 to 2002
Added to registry: 2002
Brandon Earl Hayes
Age: 36
Residence: Dalton, Whitfield County
Conviction: Statutory rape, 1997
Prison term: 1997 to 1998
Added to registry: 1998
Sources: Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Department of Corrections
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