Jackson Free Press

Dec. 4, 2005: Allegedly commits armed robbery of Headliners Barber Shop with Fredrica Brunson—also known as Jermaine Butler.

June 2006: Caught on camera with Brunson at Melton's home on 2 Carters Grove, where a news camera spots the boys with Melton at a Father's Day cookout.

June 2006: McMillin sends deputies to Wood Street to collect Taylor. Melton drives off with Taylor, leaving deputies in street. McMillin promises to bust Melton next if he does not deliver Taylor. Melton delivers Taylor.

June 2006: Out on bond, Taylor moves in again with Melton and joins the Wood Street Lawn Service, which Melton finances. The Wood Street Lawn Service gets a contract with the city after Melton pushes the contract through council.

Aug. 26, 2006: Taylor allegedly joins Melton and other minors, led by mentor Melton, in the sledgehammer demolition of a duplex on Ridgeway Street.

Nov. 18, 2006: Arrested for stealing a woman's car at gunpoint and trying to sell the vehicle back to her for $300. Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Swan Yerger returns Taylor to Hinds County jail, calling him a danger to the public.

May 29, 2007: Judge Yerger moves Taylor's 2005 armed robbery charges to youth court because Taylor was a minor at the time of the robbery, and because Brunson confesses to holding the weapon at the time of the robbery. The transfer means timed served for Taylor, so youth court releases him to Melton's care.

July 3, 2007: Taylor is spied following Melton and his bodyguards around City Hall.

July 6, 2007: Sources inside Hinds County say Yerger's decision in the 2005 case has no bearing on the more recent armed carjacking in November, and that youth court erred in releasing Taylor, whose bond is set at $250,000.

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67882

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You mean he lived with Melton for over 6 months after committing an armed robbery! Hello Jackson! Also, you need to add his updates to his MySpace page in June Maybe he was 15 at the time? I doubt it! He looked well to beefed up for a 15 year old. He looks more like a 17 year old who just spent 6 months in the PMITA facility in Raymond lifting weights. "MySpace - Gun in Your Face"

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pikersam

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2007-07-12T02:26:17-06:00