TAZEWELL MAN SENTENCED TO SIXTY YEARS FOR CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in the Criminal Court for Claiborne County, Tennessee, Judge Zachary R. Walden sentenced Daniel Jack Goins, of Tazewell, to sixty (60) years to serve in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction. This is the maximum sentence allowed by Tennessee law for this offense. This sentencing hearing follows a three-day jury trial that occurred on August 19-21 where a Claiborne County jury convicted Goins of five (5) counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child involving four minor victims.
This case was investigated by the Tazewell Police Department, specifically Deputy Chief Josh Fields and Chief Jeremy Myers. Also assisting in the investigation in this case was Chief Gary Ruszkowski of the New Tazewell Police Department and Senior Detective Brad Duncan of the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office. Also providing invaluable assistance in the prosecution of this case were the Children’s Center of the Cumberlands, the Claiborne County Children’s Center, and the Campbell County Children’s Center. The State was represented at sentencing by Assistant District Attorneys General Carla Brewer and Graham E. Wilson.
