But on Friday, Taylor was arrested and charged with attempted murder after a shooting on A. Phillip Randolph Boulevard. Jacksonville’s sheriff’s office said that in that shooting, a 61-year-old man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. A JSO arrest report stated that the shooting was recorded by the JSO real-time camera. According to the report, Taylor, 57, was found removing items from the trunk of a car before being arrested, and further examination of the car revealed several bullet holes in the rear. “The suspect appears to be walking towards the victim, showing him a gun and shooting him in the chest,” the police officer wrote in the report. A brass vehicle appears to be moving away from the area and while the vehicle is in motion, the report states that “many men start firing their guns at this vehicle. “After we saw this vehicle in the video surveillance and also looked at the suspect’s vehicle in the scene that had a lot of bullet holes, the vehicles appear to be one in the same.” one D According to the report, Taylor said he was at the scene, but told police that he heard only one shot that made him get in his vehicle and leave. The report states that “he advised that his vehicle started firing because there were bullets falling through it. He then pressed the accelerator to accelerate the vehicle when he realized that one of his tires was flat. He then pulled over to the side of the road, pulled items out of his trunk into the street and tried to change his tire, at which point police contacted him. The report adds that the suspect then asked for a lawyer. Records show he was held in Duval County Jail on $ 1.1 million bail and is scheduled to appear in court on July 18. It is not clear why Taylor shot the man, but he is currently in jail where, if convicted, he could spend decades of his life back in jail. For 33 years, Edward Taylor was imprisoned. Just a month ago, his conviction for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl in 1986 was overturned. But on Friday, Taylor was arrested and charged with attempted murder after a shooting on A. Phillip Randolph Boulevard. The Innocence Project issued a statement to News4JAX on Tuesday regarding Taylor’s arrest: one D “The collective effort to both release and evacuate Edward Taylor’s unjust sentence required years of painstaking, diligent and thorough investigation by state and defense agencies. We stand by this work and the result. We cannot predict the future, and our focus on the Florida Innocence Project is purely on the release of the unjustly convicted, because that is what justice requires. At the end of the trial, our representation of Mr Taylor ended. It’s not right to comment on this new, irrelevant issue. “ Defense attorney Shannon Schott, who is not involved in the case, said there was no excuse for the crimes Taylor is charged with, but added that although his previous conviction was overturned, he points out that, unfortunately, some people who have long imprisonment – offend when released from prison. “In Florida, we have very high recidivism rates, which means that when you get out of jail you are likely to repeat the crime and unfortunately it is not uncommon very soon after they are released and go back to jail or arrested for another crime,” Schott said. . one D According to the US Department of Human Services, more than two-thirds of detainees are re-arrested within three years of their release, and half are re-incarcerated. Schott said there is a disconnect in the community for people who have served time in prison. “As a member of the community, not as a defense lawyer, I would like to see more emphasis on education and rehabilitation, so that people have the mental health, physical health care, education, professional care they need to really contribute to community and not be more of a burden, “he said. Decades ago, Taylor was recognized by the child as someone who touched her. She was arrested at the age of 21, tried and convicted of sexually abusing a child, who testified in court about what was done to her overnight at Taylor’s home. In 2010, the Innocence Project became involved in the case and found discrepancies. Documents show that the boy then identified the alleged rapist as “Jermaine’s dad”, but investigative documents show that Love said Jermaine had “two dads” and “three dads”, referring to Taylor’s brothers. Authorities never showed the child all the photos of all three. There was never any DNA evidence linking Taylor to the child. one D The Innocence Project filed a motion to commute the conviction and sentence, and the State Prosecutor’s Office did not object to the motion. Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.
