A Clearwater man faces multiple felony burglary and grand theft charges stemming from separate commercial burglary investigations in Clearwater and St. Petersburg, according to court records and arrest affidavits filed in Pinellas County Circuit Court.
Roderick Earl Goodson, 64, was arrested on January 5, 2026, on an active felony warrant issued by the St. Petersburg Police Department. The warrant was approved on June 26, 2025, following an investigation into a commercial burglary at the Plaza Tower office building in St. Petersburg.
According to the St. Petersburg affidavit, investigators allege that between June 16 and June 17, 2025, Goodson unlawfully entered a closed and unoccupied office suite on the eighth floor of the Plaza Tower, located at 111 2nd Avenue Northeast. Surveillance video allegedly shows Goodson placing a large suitcase inside the office, remaining in the building overnight, and later removing seven laptop computers, two Apple iPads, and Apple AirPods, with a total value of approximately $12,050…