A convicted squatter who was released from jail on appeal immediately returned to squatting in a $2.3 million mansion.
Neighbors in a quiet upscale suburb in Maryland were surprised to see Tamieka Goode strolling across the front lawn of the mansion where she was arrested in January.
Now they fear violence will ensue because neighbors are fed up with the lawbreakers.
FOX45 Baltimore investigative reporter Gary Collins interviewed Goode’s attorney, Alex J. Webster, who struggled to explain why his client returned to squatting in the mansion.
“Cut, I don’t know if I can answer that, allegedly,” Webster said. “Can I cut? … Alright, can you re-ask the question?”
After Collins repeated the question, Webster stated that Goode researched squatter’s rights and she is within her rights to occupy the mansion.
Webster acknowledged that the house had a title issue. The mansion was foreclosed on by Citigroup Mortgage, which is now listed as the owner of the property.
Ian Chen, a 19-year-old college student who lives with his parents near the house, filed trespassing charges against Goode last July.
Goode and her husband, Corey Pollard, were charged with trespassing and 4th-degree burglary after refusing to leave the bank-owned home. She was convicted in January and a judge sentenced her to 90 days behind bars. Goode was released after 12 days, Spotlight reported.
Within hours of her release from jail, neighbors told Collins that Goode was back in the house.
Webster told Collins “there are loopholes in the system that people do take advantage of, but loopholes are loopholes.”
Webster confirmed that Goode’s minor daughter remained inside the mansion while her mother was in jail.
He said there are other people living in the mansion, besides Goode’s minor daughter.
“Whatever she did do in those 12 days, I’m sure she made responsible decisions to ensure the safety of the juvenile in the house,” the attorney said.
Goode is scheduled to appear in Montgomery County Circuit Court for a pre-trial conference hearing on March 6.
SHE'S BACK AT IT: Tamieka Goode, an alleged squatter of a $2.3M mansion in Bethesda, Md., was released from jail after only 12 days.
Her attorney spoke out in an exclusive interview about how Goode obtained 'squatter rights' to the sprawling estate where she lives once again. pic.twitter.com/OVA688O1Pi
— Gary M. Collins (@realgarycollins) February 10, 2026
This story isn't being framed as Citigroup neglecting to secure a vacant home that also has a title issue but as a squatter taking advantage of "loopholes" aka laws. Once they clear title, the bank can evict Tamieka Goode. It's a process. The neighbor can't do anything. https://t.co/8h8nwiUcBB pic.twitter.com/y7Jyb5A1EN
— Fly Sistah ? (@Fly_Sistah) February 11, 2026
