Thursday, March 21,
2002
Dyess airman could
face charges of attempted murder, desertion
By Vivi Hoang
Reporter-News Staff Writer
Military authorities
concluded a legal hearing Wednesday in the case of a Dyess airman
who Abilene police say was involved in a chase and shoot-out with
law officers last year.
Senior Airman Angelo E. Taylor Jr. faces several charges, including
desertion, resisting arrest and attempted murder.
In October, officers from the Abilene Police Department and Dyess
Office of Special Investigations attempted to arrest Taylor. He
had been listed as a deserter from Dyess Air Force Base for a
week, officials said.
Taylor shot at OSI officers, police said. The military officers
were injured when their vehicle flipped as they backed out of
the line of fire. The airman sped away and, soon after, fired
at an Abilene police officer chasing him, authorities said. The
patrolman was not injured.
The chase ended in south Abilene when Taylor emerged from his
vehicle with what police described as a self-inflicted gunshot
wound beneath his chin.
This week's hearing, which began Monday, was to determine whether
the case has enough evidence to continue toward a court-martial.
An investigating officer who presided over the hearing will issue
a report recommending what course of action the military will
take.
The court-martial convening authority, the 8th Air Force commander,
will decide whether to pursue a court-martial.
Taylor worked as a guidance and control systems mechanic with
the 40th Airlift Squadron. He faces five possible charges, which,
according to base officials, entail:
n Attempted murder - shooting
at two OSI agents.
n Desertion - military absence
from Oct. 24 to Oct 30.
n Resisting arrest and escape
- shooting at and driving away from the OSI agents attempting
to apprehend him.
n Disobeying an order - entering
a business in May 2001 on Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - a Caribbean
island - after military officials ordered him not to.
n Unlawful action - entering
the Caribbean business intending to commit assault or murder by
attacking a woman and saying, "I am going to kill you,"
in Spanish.
Contact public safety writer Vivi Hoang at 676-6736 or hoangv@abinews.com
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