Nearly six months after the release of the popular podcast “S-Town,” a major part of a criminal case dealing with two of its main figures has come to an end.

On Monday in a Bibb County courtroom, Tyler Goodson pleaded guilty to one count of burglary, one count of third-degree theft of property and one count of third-degree criminal trespass in connection with items Goodson took from John B. McLemore’s property. McLemore, who died in 2015, was the central character in “S-Town,” a podcast that detailed his life and the people living in his hometown of Woodstock. "S-Town" is a production from the team behind "This American Life," a nationally syndicated public radio program.

As part of his plea agreement, Goodson will be under supervised probation for five years with a 10-year suspended prison sentence. Prosecutor Bryan Jones said if Goodson violates his probation within five years, the state would ask for a judge to revoke his probation and sentence him to up to 10 years in jail.

Earlier this summer, Goodson was arrested and charged with shooting his brother's dog that he claimed had attacked his own dog. Last month, different burglary, domestic violence and child welfare endangerment charges were dropped against him in another case in Bessemer, where he was charged with allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend's house and trying to take his child.

“He will have to stay out of trouble,” Jones said. “If he gets in any more trouble, we will certainly move to revoke his probation and ask for a judge to sentence him.”

The case picked up a lot of interest after “S-Town” first debuted March 28. Since its release, the podcast has been downloaded more than 65 million times and has received critical praise for its depiction of McLemore and the people of Woodstock.

However, the widespread popularity of “S-Town” complicated the progress of the case. Leading up to Monday, Goodson’s attorneys sought to have the case tried in another county in order to find an impartial jury with no knowledge of the show. The attorneys wanted to hold the trial in Wilcox County, but the motion to move the trial was ultimately dismissed.

Then, Goodson’s attorneys sought to have any references to the show removed from the courtroom. In fact, Jones had used recordings from “S-Town” to add to the charges against him.

Leading up to his plea agreement, Goodson was scheduled to face trial this week on more than 20 charges, which included theft, burglary, criminal trespass, forgery and others. The charges stemmed from 2015 after Goodson took several items -- ranging from cars to lumber and tattoo equipment and more -- from McLemore’s property.

Goodson, 26, claimed that McLemore, a close friend who he worked for, had left much of the property to him. Even though McLemore is heard talking about leaving money to Goodson and his family on the "S-Town" podcast, McLemore had no written will, and his estate went to his mother.

“To my knowledge, we have no documentation through discovery that indicated that there was any kind of agreement that anything was to go to Tyler, and under the laws of Alabama, he died intestate,” Jones said. “It would go to (McLemore's mother) Mary Grace because she was the only living kin.”

Reta Lawrence, McLemore’s cousin who became a guardian of his mother, was the one who alerted local police that Goodson was removing items from the property, even after he had been warned not to go there without permission.

“I have no idea what John promised him or didn’t promise him,” Reta Lawrence said in an interview with The Tuscaloosa News published April 9. “If he had proof and could’ve sat down with me, this might have turned out differently, but he didn’t, and that’s where we are.”

Jones said leading up to Goodson’s plea, he approached J.D. Terry, Goodson’s attorney, with a deal, which he then countered. Attempts to reach Terry for comment were not successful.

Jones said he was pleased with the settlement because it allowed his office to begin the process of collecting restitution from Goodson on behalf of McLemore’s mother.

“We felt confident in going to trial, especially after the judge ruled it would be held here, but we also felt this starts the restitution process a lot faster and we can start getting back what belonged to Mary Grace because the stuff that has been taken could have been liquidated and used to help support her,” he said.

There will be a restitution hearing sometime in January to determine how much the property taken is worth.

Reach Drew Taylor at drew.taylor@tuscaloosanews.com or 205-722-0204.