Simpsonville Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Unlawful Firearm Possession

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Bobby Tyrell Davis, 41, of Simpsonville, originally from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and marijuana, distribution of fentanyl and marijuana, laundering drug proceeds, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Davis was released from the South Carolina Department of Corrections in September of 2017 after serving a sentence for trafficking heroin. Within that same year, Davis resumed his drug trafficking operation. In the Fall of 2024, Davis was obtaining fentanyl and heroin from Detroit and distributing it in the Upstate. He also used a co-defendant, Zachary Goosby, to conduct hand-to-hand sales for him. Davis laundered drug proceeds to make his crimes more difficult to detect. On Sept. 17, 2025, law enforcement conducted a search warrant at Davis's residence and found multiple loaded firearms. Davis was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his prior felony conviction.

United States District Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin sentenced Davis to 120 months imprisonment, to be followed by a four-year term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system. Goosby pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a quantity of heroin and fentanyl and is awaiting sentencing.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and Greenville Drug Enforcement Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamie Lea Schoen prosecuted the case.

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