College Student Abducted After Leaving Work… The Murder Of Reagan Tokes

Brian Goolsby, a violent sex offender, was released from prison with a GPS ankle monitor that was neither actively monitored nor programmed with any geographic restrictions or curfews. This critical oversight allowed him to freely roam and commit a series of violent crimes, including six robberies and attacks, in the weeks leading up to Reagan Tokes' murder, without any alarms being raised by the system.

Goolsby's GPS device coordinates, reviewed after Reagan's murder, placed him at the scene of six different robberies and attacks between January 23rd and February 7th, 2017. The host states, 'nobody was monitoring the ankle monitor' and 'no restrictions were put on it. None at all.'

Goolsby's prior conviction for aggravated robbery and attempted rape resulted in a six-year sentence due to a plea deal, leading to his release three months before Reagan's murder. Despite accumulating 52 infractions while incarcerated, the existing system allowed for his release, demonstrating a gap in how inmate behavior impacts release eligibility and public safety.

Goolsby served only six years due to a plea deal for a prior conviction and had '52 infractions while in prison.' The host notes his sentence ended three months before Reagan's murder.

Reagan's family successfully advocated for the first part of the 'Reagan Tokes Act,' which reforms sentencing for first and second-degree felonies. This law allows judges to issue sentence ranges (e.g., 10-15 years) and permits inmates to receive sentence reductions for good behavior or increases (up to 50%) for infractions while incarcerated. Had this law been in place, Goolsby would likely have remained imprisoned for an additional three years, preventing Reagan's murder.

The host explains the act 'changed was rather than a judge giving a fixed sentence... judges can give a sentence range such as 10 to 15 years... inmates can be considered for up to a 15% reduction... but they can also receive an increase of up to 50% if they have infractions.' The host states, 'had this already existed, Brian likely would have been locked up for another 3 years.'

The Tokes family continues to push for the second part of the 'Reagan Tokes Act,' aiming to revolutionize post-release supervision. Their proposals include requiring better GPS tracking with real-world restrictions, creating a statewide GPS database with real-time law enforcement access, standardizing monitoring practices, establishing re-entry programs for violent felons, and limiting parole officers' excessive caseloads (often 20-100+ individuals).

The host details the proposed changes: 'requiring better GPS tracking with realworld restrictions, create a statewide GPS database, giving law enforcement real-time access to GPS data... standardizing GPS monitoring, establishing post-release and re-entry programs... and offering to better support parole officers via limiting their case loads.'