THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RELEASE
People v. Carl Goulding 2023-CF-332, 2023-CF-564
On February 4, 2025, Carl Goulding (DOB: 1/21/1980), formerly of Danville, Illinois, pleaded guilty in three separate felony cases for a total of 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. In 2023-CF-332, Goulding pleaded guilty to Aggravated Battery, a class 3 felony for 6 years in prison. In 2023-CF-564, the defendant pleaded guilty to Failure to Comply with a Condition of the Electronic Monitoring Program, a class 3 felony, for 4 years in prison. The sentences will be served consecutively. Goulding’s term of imprisonment will be followed by 6 months mandatory supervised release. The Plea hearing was presided over by Judge Mark
Goodwin.
The People presented evidence in 2023-CF-332, that on June 6, 2023, Danville Police were called to a residence on Robinson Street regarding a physical dispute. Police arrived and spoke with the female victim, whose face appeared bloody and severely swollen, with her left eye swollen shut. A witness reported Goulding had hit the victim and then left the residence.
In 2023-CF-564, the People presented evidence that Carl Goulding had been ordered to be placed on a GPS device under the Electronic Monitoring Program as a condition of Pre-Trial Release. On September 12, 2023, officers with the Danville Police Department attempted to make contact with Goulding at a motel in Danville. Officers responded to the motel and found that the GPS device that had been affixed to Goulding was inside a motel room on a table, having been cut off. Goulding was subsequently located in the parking lot of a business on East Voorhees Street.
State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy thanked the Danville and Tilton Police Departments for their work in these cases. She added, “Domestic violence is a serious problem in our community, and perpetrators must be sentenced accordingly. In this case, the defendant’s attempt to evade accountability by cutting off his GPS monitoring device, after already committing acts of violence, emphasizes the seriousness of his criminal behavior. The sentences ordered in these cases should send a strong message that we are committed to ensuring justice for victims in Vermilion County.”
