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Goettie, Michael L
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Profile written August 23, 2026
This profile reflects positional accountability — this individual held the leadership roles shown during the dates shown, during which the listed deaths or lawsuits occurred. Inclusion does not constitute a legal finding of personal culpability for any specific incident.
Tenure Summary
Michael L. Goettie’s GDC personnel history shows he began as a corrections officer in 2015, moved through CSM Correctional Officer 2, CSM Correctional Lieutenant, and CSM Correctional Unit Manager, then served as Deputy Warden at Rogers State Prison from Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2025, according to the posted position table. GPS records attribute 14 deaths to his leadership tenure, all at Rogers State Prison. One lawsuit record lists Goettie as a defendant: Daker v. Oliver Filing Restriction Per 59 Order, filed June 6, 2025 in the Northern District of Georgia and terminated March 30, 2026; no payout amount is recorded.What happened on their watch
At Rogers State Prison, where Goettie held the Deputy Warden role, the associated mortality sample with his role listed as Deputy Warden runs from March 2021 into February 2026. The deaths span multiple cause categories:- 2021: Chad Walker Jeter, 43 — cause category 2, no notes. GBI autopsy records cited in the notes for Michael Glenn McKee, 59, and Jeremy Lasean Walton, 31, list hanging as cause and suicide as manner, resolving prior unknown classifications.
- 2022: Timothy Brent Jenkins, 22, and Caleb Sexton, 21. GBI autopsy notes list methamphetamine-related causes and manner accident for both.
- 2023: Bradley Lyle Weitzel, 40 — the notes say GBI reviewed and declined an examination, leaving cause undetermined in the record; William Joseph Smiley, 41 — GBI autopsy notes list toxic effects of methamphetamine complicating asthma, manner accident; Randall Henry Baker, 38 — GBI autopsy notes list hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, manner natural.
- 2024: Shawn Remar Johnson, 34 — cause category 6, no notes; Taylor Anthony Hunt, 29 — GBI medical examiner record cited in notes lists hanging and suicide, though GPS intelligence logs contain contrary claims.
- 2025: David Edward Wood — coroner record lists coronary/hypertensive heart disease with Influenza A and Parainfluenza, manner natural; Justin Waymon Hollingsworth, 43 — GBI/coroner record lists hanging, manner suicide; Randy Eugene Stewart, 60 — coroner record lists E. coli peritonitis from perforated duodenum, manner natural.
- 2026: John Meeks, 49 — cause category 6, no notes.
GPS intelligence logs include an allegation labeled “Guard Stabbing Incident” at Rogers State Prison, logged June 2, 2026; no source publication or narrative is provided in the record. The logs also contain multiple entries from around Sept. 1, 2024, asserting that Taylor Hunt’s death at Rogers State Prison was ruled a suicide despite evidence the logs characterize as indicating homicide. Those are allegations in GPS intelligence logs; the mortality record for Hunt cites a GBI report listing cause as hanging and manner as suicide.
Litigation
- Daker v. Oliver Filing Restriction Per 59 Order, No. 1:25-cv-03191 (N.D. Ga. / GAND), filed June 6, 2025, terminated March 30, 2026. GPS records list Goettie as a defendant; no settlement or damages figure is recorded.
Sources
- GPS personnel and mortality accountability records, including total_deaths_attributed and deaths_by_facility
- GBI Division of Forensic Sciences medical examiner and autopsy records cited in Rogers State Prison death notes
- Tattnall County coroner records cited in death notes
- GPS intelligence logs — Taylor Hunt entries and “Guard Stabbing Incident” allegation
- CourtListener docket for Daker v. Oliver Filing Restriction Per 59 Order
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | ROGERS STATE PRISON | 2021-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden | ROGERS STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | 2017-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 2 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER (SP) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:25-cv-03191 | GAND | 2025-06-06 | terminated |
Deaths attributed during tenure
14 people died at facilities under Goettie, Michael L's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | JOHN MEEKS | 49 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-07-17 | RANDY EUGENE STEWART | 60 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-06-26 | JUSTIN WAYMON HOLLINGSWORTH | 43 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-02-04 | David Edward Wood | — | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-09-28 | TAYLOR ANTHONY HUNT | 29 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-07-23 | SHAWN REMAR JOHNSON | 34 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2023-12-06 | RANDALL HENRY BAKER | 38 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2023-08-15 | WILLIAM JOSEPH SMILEY | 41 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2023-03-21 | BRADLEY LYLE WEITZEL | 40 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2022-04-22 | CALEB SEXTON | 21 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2022-04-07 | TIMOTHY BRENT JENKINS | 22 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2021-06-12 | JEREMY LASEAN WALTON | 31 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2021-05-22 | MICHAEL GLENN MCKEE | 59 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2021-03-17 | CHAD WALKER JETER | 43 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
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