Posted on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 10:47 a.m.
Man arrested after firing shot in Ypsilanti Township, deputies say
By Lee Higgins
A man was arrested Friday after investigators say he followed a female acquaintance around Ypsilanti Township and fired a shot into the air.
Byron Maurice Taylor, 42, is charged with felonious assault, a Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department incident summary said.
Byron Maurice Taylor
Taylor is accused of firing the shot at about 4:45 p.m. in the area of Nash and Desoto streets in the West Willow neighborhood while the woman was attempting to get away from him.
He was arrested on Huron River Drive after she called 911 as he was walking toward her with the gun, the summary said. Deputies recovered the gun, the summary said.
Taylor was arraigned Saturday. He is being held on $25,000 cash bond, and a pre-trial has been scheduled for Dec. 2.
Comments
Byron
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 : 10:35 a.m.
I think it real funny how you people get on here and make comments just based on the story being printed. Which just goes of the police report. Nine time out of ten the police report is no true. Well anyway im happy to report that I didnt get trown back in jail for a while as one of you had hoped for. Matter of fact I did see one article about what happen at sentencing. The only reason I was put on here to begin with was because of my prior conviction. Felonious assults are comitted everyday round here. I don't see everybody mug shot on here though. God Bless you all continue to sell newspapers Byron M.Taylor : )
clara
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 11:32 p.m.
Being on Probation just means the Department of Corrections has a Probation Officer as a scapegoat. The Department has a 'zero tolertance' for weapons, we'll see what happens to him once his Judge gets him in front of him\her. Domestic Violence? Humm I wonder if this is his victim on that case too?
doa1977
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 7:14 p.m.
Why galluper I do believe it is,Good reporting,Oh you are not a reporter/journalist..........Should be.But good job being a citizen
Bill
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 6:18 p.m.
Being on probation, hopefully he'll be thrown back in for quite a while. And maybe a lesson in physics is in order as well. Thankfully, this bullet didn't come down on any living beings.
Ricebrnr
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 12:23 p.m.
Convicted felon with a gun? Wonder why he didn't follow the cornucopia of gun laws already on the books that say he can't have one? Obviously MORE gun control is in order, that'll fix it.
I_love_ann_arbor
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 12:10 p.m.
Thank you, Mr. Pepple. djm, Mr. Taylor served close to ten years in prison for the murder of Michael Dameron in the early 90's. Please note that he was in fact defending himself from being killed.
Steve Pepple
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 12:03 p.m.
I_love_ann_arbor: The information was not released by police until today.
Steve Pepple
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : noon
djm12652: The error has been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.
I_love_ann_arbor
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 11:58 a.m.
This happened friday but you are just now posting the story.. Great journalism, Mr. Higgins....
djm12652
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 11:50 a.m.
"while the woman was "attempted" to get away? Please, please edit prior to posting! Do you have any other info such as is this guy on parole or probation? Has there been previous incidents of domestic violence etc?
Vernice
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 11:25 a.m.
How terrifying.