Georgia man arrested for not registering as a sex offender, deputies say

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for not properly registering a sex offender.

MCSO said it got a tip on May 13, 2022, that Mark Andrew Davis Jr., a registered sex offender, was living and working in Monroe County, Georgia without properly registering as a sex offender with the sheriff’s office.

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In the state of Georgia, that is considered a felony.

MCSO started an investigation and found that Davis had been living at a local hotel and working in Monroe County for several weeks beginning around April 25, 2022.

Deputies said Davis had left the hotel and was nowhere to be found.

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That was until MCSO got another tip on May 20, 2022 that Davis was walking in the city of Forsyth near Cabaniss Road and the Interstate 75 on-ramp.

Sheriff’s office investigators and deputies got an arrest warrant for Davis. They responded to the scene, arrested him and took him to the Monroe County Jail.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to authorities for a mugshot of Davis but we are still waiting for that photo.

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