TYRONE GOLDBERRY, DAPRAVIOUS CRYSTIAN, & TANAYSHEOUS FORD PRESS RELEASE

May 13, 2026

District Attorney Daniella Shorter Levy announces the conviction of Tyrone Goldsberry for 2nd Degree Murder, Dapravious Crystian for Felony Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult, and

Tanaysheous Ford for Hindering Prosecution.

On May 11, 2026, Defendant’s Goldberry, Ford, and Crystian appeared before the Honorable Judge Forrest Johnson in Claiborne County Circuit Court and plead guilty to the aforementioned charges. Judge Johnson sentenced Defendants to the following for each charge:

Goldsberry

2nd Degree Murder

Twenty-Five (25) Years in the Custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections

Five (5) Years Suspended, Twenty (20) Years to Serve, Five (5) Years Post Release Supervision.

Crystian

Felony Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult

Five (5) Years in the Custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections

Two (2) Years suspended, Three (3) Years to Serve, Two (2) Years Post Release Supervision.

Ford

Hindering Prosecution

Five (5) Years in the Custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections

Two (2) Years suspended, Three (3) Years to Serve on ISP,

Two (2) Years Post Release Supervision

Upon release Defendants are to each pay Court Costs of Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($427.50)

On July 12, 2023, at approximately 11:53 p.m. officers received a call from employees of the Claiborne County Medical Center that a deceased person, 24-year-old Keairis Ford, was dropped off by Tyrone Goldsberry and his live-in girlfriend, Tanaysheous Ford.

Through investigation authorities discovered that Keairis Ford, the older sister of

Tanaysheous Ford, was beat to death over a period of weeks. The injuries included bruises and thermal burns over the entirety of her body.

Keairis Ford, a vulnerable adult from Texas, was visiting her younger sister in the Port Gibson, MS as Tanaysheous Ford had recently given birth. Police found video evidence of Goldsberry and Crystian’s physical and verbal abuse of Keairis Ford.

The District Attorney’s Office is appalled and disgusted with the actions of anyone that seeks to harm its vulnerable population. The true measure of a society is in how its treats its young and disabled citizens. District Attorney Levy is committed to making sure our citizens, regardless of physical and mental capabilities receive justice.

Tyrone Goldsberry

Dapravious Crystian