What official police or court records exist, if any, related to Renee Good’s family?
Executive summary
Public records searches and multiple fact-checks show there are no criminal arrest records for Renee Nicole Good herself and no public court files substantiating the viral claims that she or her partner were charged with child abuse or lost custody; the limited official records that do exist are a 2023 Missouri name‑change petition and routine traffic/vehicle citations noted in reporting [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. Court-filed name change and family details are on the public record
A petition Renee Good filed in Jackson County, Missouri, to change her name from “Renee Nicole Macklin” to “Renee Nicole Macklin Good” in 2023 is documented in local reporting and cited court filings; that paperwork listed her as a mother of three with children ages reported at the time as roughly 13, 10 and 3, and provided an address in the Kansas City area [5] [6] [7].
2. No criminal charges, arrests, or custody orders found in state searches
Independent searches of criminal databases and subsequent fact‑checks by multiple outlets found no arrest records, citations, or charges under the names Renee Good, Renee Sheppard, or Renee Macklin across searched states, and major fact‑check organizations could not verify any child‑abuse charges or custody orders tied to her—concluding the viral “rap sheet” was inaccurate or belonged to a different person [1] [2] [8] [4].
3. Only minor vehicle infractions reported in some coverage
Reporting by outlets that examined available public records identified only minor past interactions with law enforcement, such as a traffic/vehicle inspection ticket from around 2012 noted in some accounts; these were presented as the extent of any documented law‑enforcement contact highlighted in media reviews [3] [9].
4. Viral screenshots and social posts appear to conflate or misattribute records
The widespread screenshot purporting to show an extensive criminal record for Good was debunked by Snopes, PolitiFact and others, which found inconsistencies in dates and birthdates and concluded the document did not match Verified court records for the 37‑year‑old identified in the Minneapolis shooting [2] [8] [10].
5. Investigative and prosecutorial actions concern the shooting, not family criminality
Official actions publicly announced by prosecutors and investigators focus on collecting evidence related to the fatal shooting and the agent’s conduct—Hennepin County and the Minnesota attorney general’s offices set up evidence submission portals and the FBI has been involved in the probe—rather than pursuing charges against Good or her family [11] [12] [13].
6. Alternative claims exist but lack corroborating official documentation
Numerous social posts and partisan commentary have asserted that Good or her partner had a history of abuse or custody loss, and some outlets reported those accusations circulating widely; however, no police department, court docket, or child‑welfare agency publicly confirmed arrests or custody proceedings tied to Good or her partner in the reporting reviewed [14] [15] [16].
7. What the public record cannot confirm from available reporting
This review is limited to the reporting and fact‑checks assembled: while media outlets and public searches located the name‑change petition, residence information and minor traffic infraction references, the sources do not produce comprehensive access to every local court or sealed child‑welfare file; therefore absence of documented criminal records in these reports does not represent an exhaustive forensic audit of every jurisdiction but does show that widely circulated claims of child abuse or custody loss lack corroborating public court or police records in the reporting examined [1] [2] [8].