This post is reprinted with the permission of the Taxpayer's Channel (Greenwood).
A mother, along with her three children, were in their home today near Gravel Hill in Carroll County, when a man smashed his truck into their dining room and pursued them through the house wielding a knife.
But their father, who was at work in Greenwood at the time of the incident, had trained them all to seek safety in their "safe room."
The suspect was identified as Steve Lamar Goss, Jr., age 42 of Greenwood.
Steve Lamar Goss Jr, age 42
According to a press release issued by the Carroll County Sheriff's office:
Goss had driven his 2500 GMC Pickup Truck into the dining room of the home after he had been unable to compromise the front door. The mother prayed and her children recited scripture even as they heard Goss kicking in the doors inside their home. He eventually found them hiding in the closet that was designated as the family's safe room. The mother shot him as he entered the closet still holding the knife. Goss then fled the scene.
Deputies intercepted him on the road with a felony vehicle stop, whereupon he exited his vehicle and fled for refuge into Acy's Store.
The suspect was arrested by Carroll County deputies in the store, and was transported to the Greenwood Leflore Hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the arm.
After receiving treatment, he was booked into the Carroll Montgomery Regional Correctional Facility on four counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary.
At the time of today's incident, Goss was out on bond after being previously charged with possession of a weapon by a felon.
Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker commended the father for having an emergency plan, and for preparing his wife and children for just such a situation:
We can all learn a lot from this family about the importance of having an emergency plan in place in our homes and most importantly the power of prayer.
I thank the Lord for this father's preparation; the bravery shown by the mother and children, and that what could have been a tragedy was transformed into a testimony of their faith in God.
29 comments:
Center mass, Mom.
There seems to be a pattern - white men with tats all over their neck and sometimes face need to be put away (down).
I highly suspected that he lives in a crappy single-wide. I looked him up and bada bing, he does.
A shotgun would've been a good choice.
This POS should never be out of a prison.
These were affluent people. Expect more of this to happen as the last of the middle class is destroyed. The middle class is the buffer between the poor and the rich. Once they are gone, Americans are just 3 missed meals away from breaking down the gates to their neighborhoods and overwhelming the rent a cops and taking everything the rich have including their lives. This is why Zuckerberg is building a bunker in Hawaii.
Does he have a connection to the family? Not implying anything; I'm just wondering how he came to pick out that particular house.
Read a somewhat similar story a few years ago. Mom and Dad were at work when a thug kicked in the front door. 12-year-old boy and his two little sisters retreated to the designated closet where the Dad had used freezer tape to make an "X" on the inside of the closet door.
When the thug turned the closet door handle, the boy put his Dad's.357 Magnum on the center of the "X" just like his Dad had taught him and pulled the trigger. Perfect center mass shot. Police found the thug expired in the front yard.
It will be interesting to find out why this individual did. There has to be more to this story. However, there's no question but that this person needs to be firmly dealt with upon conviction. Since the fool was out on bail when he did this, bail should be revoked and he should be held without bail pending disposition of these charges against him. It would be nice to think that he will be sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment upon conviction, but under Tate Reeves influence before Tate became governor the courts seldom impose sentences that effectively mean life. Not that Tate soft on crime. It was all about how much it was costing the State to imprison the gracious plenty of felons we have here.
Prayers for this family and children who had to endure this while their dad & husband were at work.
Notice the high sheriff gave credit to 'prayer'. Prayer didn't save those lives - a gun did, along with her knowledge of how to fire it.
Use of the word “fool” to describe this piece of trash is incorrect. He may indeed be foolish but the primary problem is that he is evil.
Too bad the mother didn’t fire multiple rounds and hit center mass. If he were dead we wouldn’t have to pay to house him the rest of his life. Don’t just “shoot to stop” as the professional instructors advise, at least in print. Shoot until they are dead and maybe you will save future potential victims. Just never say that you shot to kill. “I was afraid he would kill me” are the key words.
Prior to hitting the paywall of a certain local news outlet, I obtained the juicy, salient “fact” that these people were neighbors of some sort. One can purchase the entire article for $2.00. In fact, there was a smorgasbord of subscription options. For instance, a resident of the trade area can have one year of Tuesday-Saturday editions delivered to his/hers/their doorstep for $348.00. Nonresidents get that exact same offer for a mere $528.00.
After zero deliberation, I declined.
I figure I’m set for the time being, with eight months left on my NYT online subscription (archives, magazines, full array of daily games where you don’t get cut off the Spelling Bee after one pangram, the whole she-bang) for $1.00 a month.
It's the hair.
January 22, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Good Point. Hunker down until its safe again in the free world.
Which it will never be.
What was this puke after? (motive?)
Revenge for being slighted.
Sexual favors?
Strong women!
Mother did right calling on a higher power.
At least she hit the criminal & saved herself & the kids.
Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.
Great job Mom, Dad, and Sheriff.
the taxpayers of Mississippi would appreciate a little jail yard justice.
2:07, both saved them. You're mistaken.
Looks like Goss FAFO
Dude is a married father of 4 boys and owns his own business. There certainly has to be a LOT more to this story! Can't wait to hear what comes out.......
I bet their ears are still ringing.
@1:32 - Most men with neck tats are fathers of four boys. Next.
There is more to the story. Carroll County is a huge drug area like inner city Jackson. Goss owns a successful construction company.
Too bad for him that crank heads don’t eat. Because Acy’s has absolutely the best cheeseburger I’ve ever had. Not even a close second
Neck tattoo guy is a business owner? Who the “F” would hire this guy? Damn it’s too bad he wasn’t killed.
Prayer is all well and good but prayer without a gun doesn’t help much. More pistol practice and less praying might result in a better earthly outcome for these type situations. I can’t speak for the eternal outcome but not being a victim in this world is a pretty high priority.
@11:07 - You don't know that. It's simply your opinion. We do know the role the weapon played. The other is pure conjecture.
@4:12 AM. Its my opinion too.
@ 1:08 - Regarding prayer, you're certainly welcome to have and hold your opinion, and I respect that right, but don't try to pass opinion off as fact.
Praying is no different than wishing. The only difference is if you pray and don’t get your way then you are supposed to beat yourself up for not being a good enough Christian. The gun saved their lives and that is a fact.
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