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Lima’s ‘Pie Guy’ jailed again after violating terms of release
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
LIMA A Lima man who enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame when his homemade pies were featured on the “Shark Tank” television program was back behind bars earlier this week.
Calvin Goode, 58, was arrested Wednesday by Allen County Sheriff’s Office deputies for violating conditions of the Allen County Re-entry Court by testing positive on multiple occasions for marijuana and also testing positive for alcohol consumption, according to court records.
Goode was released from prison last April after serving more than half of a four-year sentence on robbery, drug and weapons charges.
degree. you re sending these inmates out without any training or anything at all. that is a problem. former marine captain and former attorney with the department of justice, andrew mckenna describing the problems facing drug addicts when they re released from prison. then what do they do? bottom line our system is not working to are they will. our next guest found a possible solution. lisa peebles is a federal public defender, her program to get the folks back on track. lisa, you know about the hurdles firsthand. how are awe tacking it? well we started a program in our district about eight yeerar ago, modeled after a program started in michigan, where we have this intensive re-entry court where individuals that are high risk that have addiction problems, that have lengthy criminal histories, they re being released from prison, and they are at a disadvantage, not only do they have felony convictions on their record but they also have a lot of unfinished business out in the world.