After 33 years of illegal imprisonment, a Florida man released from prison returned to prison for attempted murder, officials said.
Edward Clayton Taylor, 57,convicted last month of a judge raping a 4-year-old girl after a lawyer fought beyond the conviction. After that, I shed tears and rejoiced10 years.
But after police said he shot a man during this week's conflict, he is now facing the prospect of another long sentence.
Taylor's broken heart mother said she sank into a dangerous relationship shortly after her release.
"What a hell. I'm very numb, I'm numb," she told theFlorida Times Union
. "I don't know what to say. I fought for a very long time to get him home, what he didn't do, and he came out and spent this time with obviously wrong people.
The incident at Jacksonville Beach was captured by the camera. , Taylor's car hole when police found a bullet and tried to ask him about the shooting.
Police said the video showed Taylor walking towards the victim and blowing him up in his chest.
When he tried to escape, some men pulled out their guns and started shooting his car. Police said the damage to Taylor's vehicle was consistent with what happened in the video.
Taylor denies being a shooter in the case and asks for a lawyer The policeman said.
A lifelong resident of Florida was originally granted parole in 2019 before his conviction was completely abandoned last month.
The Florida Law Firm's conviction unit upheld Taylor's defense of this week's child rape case after Taylor's arrest.
"In the three years since his release, the CIR has taken the issue thoroughly. We investigated and found evidence that was not disclosed to Taylor's defense. " "This failure, coupled with other mistakes and the withdrawal of the victim, signaled the state's decision to agree to Taylor's post-conviction allegations. In that case, we support the work of the CIR. heredetails. ”
Taylor said his neighbor's 4-year-old child tested positive for gonorrhea and then went to bed. He was arrested at the age of 21 after showing that he had abused her.
However, the Innocence Project lobbyed his release, which began in 2010, claiming that the confused child was ambiguous in her accusations and there was no DNA evidence linking her to Taylor. ..
He is currently detained in Duval County prison with $ 1.1 million in public debt. Has been and the date of the court on July 18th.
