SAMARIO GOODS PRESS RELEASE

August 5, 2025

District Attorney Daniella Shorter-Levy announces the conviction of SAMARIO  GOODS for Possession of a Controlled Substance w/ Intent to Distribute. 

On August 4, 2025, Samario Goods appeared before the Honorable Judge Tomika H.  Irving in Claiborne County Circuit Court and pleaded guilty to the aforementioned charge.  Judge Irving sentenced Defendant Goods to serve Five (5) years in the custody of the  Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Upon release, Defendant Goods is required to pay court costs in the amount of Four Hundred and Fifty-Four Dollars and  Fifty Cents ($454.50), and a bond fee as ordered by the Court.  

On October 17, 2024, a Port Gibson Police Department officer arrived at 417 McComb  Avenue Apt. 21C to serve a previously filed domestic abuse warrant on Defendant Goods.  Upon arrival, to execute the warrant, the officer knocked on the door of the residence while identifying himself. Defendant Goods yelled for the officer to come into the residence.  Upon entry, the officer observed Defendant Goods lying in the middle of the living area on an air mattress surrounded by over 278 grams of marijuana in two jars, a firearm, and  Two Thousand Six Hundred and Fifteen Dollars ($2,615.00).  

Additionally, at the time of Defendant Goods' arrest, he was on probation for Accessory  After the Fact to Drive by Shooting and Accessory After the Fact to Aggravated Assault.  Defendant Goods probation for these offenses was revoked by the Court prior to this conviction.