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Tampa woman pleads guilty in CVS looting
Gloria Gomez reports.
TAMPA, Fla. - After making a plea deal with the state, and pleading guilty to her involvement in the looting and rioting that happened near University Mall in Tampa in May 2020, Promise Goodwine is a free woman.
"Ms. Goodwine you're going to be released from the Hillsborough County Jail some point later this afternoon," Judge Kimberly Fernandez said.
The last time Goodwine was in court, she was one step away from heading to prison for three years, but a doctor’s note saved her.
"This is like the third or fourth doctor that has evaluated her. It’s the first to come back that’s she's incompetent to proceed," explained her attorney Bryant Camareno.
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Now, months later she is back from a state hospital and agreed to 36 months of probation that includes mental health treatment. She also has to pay $5,874.47 to CVS.
Prosecutors say surveillance video from the CVS store on Fowler Avenue showed the chaos as a mob broke through the rollup metal gate of the store.
Dozens of looters raided the store as terrified CVS workers ran for their lives. Looters trashed the store and stole whatever they could get their hand on in a matter of minutes.
Prosecutors say Goodwine was caught red-handed on surveillance video.
She was arrested and charged with several felonies, including inciting a riot, burglary, and grand theft.
Now, 17 months later, Goodwine's case has been resolved, however she will also be connected to one of the worst days in Tampa history.
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