In 2017, Taylor, from Massachusetts, was pulled over on I-80 near Atkinson but drove away from the traffic stop. He then stopped, got out an AR-15 rifle and handgun, and fired 23 shots at an Illinois State Trooper. The officer was not injured.
Before his trial, a psychiatrist testified Taylor had post traumatic stress disorder but found him fit to stand trial. The supreme court justices agreed with the lower courts that one psychiatric exam was enough. And the enhanced sentence for shooting at an officer was appropriate.
Taylor is serving a 50-year sentence at the Dixon state prison.
