More information on the guy here.
Posted on 11/26/2007 7:18:35 AM PST by Dysart
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Air rescue dispatched to the scene. That can’t be good....
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‘Boys fan? I didn’t know they had a lot of those in Miami.
NFL ping.
He goes home to Miami between games?
At any rate, prayers.
Per Fox News his femoral artery severed...never a good thing.
I’m a lifelong, diehard skins fan and live outside of Miami.
Taylor’s from here - his father is the police chief of Florida City (beside Homestead) and he went to UM.
From local reports, this isn’t sounding good. Lots of blood loss, fighting for life etc.
What’s with all these athletes and home invasions? Where’s the security?
On the way to work today at 0615, I passed a huge crime scene on Old Cutler road. There were at least 7 vehicles, including the crime scene van. Rolls of yellow tape everywhere. I found out it was a home invasion that resulted in a home-owner being shot. Last week, I was on the way to work at about 0130, and saw two squad cars rolling through the area slowly, scanning with their searchlights. They stopped in front of the house and went in while I was driving by. Another co-worker who takes the same route also saw squad cars parked outside last week about 0600. They've been visiting that house a lot apparently. Today I learned that property 18050 OLD CUTLER RD PALMETTO BAY FL 33157-6423 is owned by Sean Taylor, #21 Safety - Washington Redskins. That fits with the rumor I heard earlier today that a football player was shot. He's a Miami local who was just drafted a few years ago. Take all of this with a grain of salt until it gets confirmed, but it got my attention as it happened around the block from my house.
Figures...
Yikes. That’s bad.
Thanks. ESPN reporting shot to the groin...
Well, since Miami doesn't have a team, they need to root for somebody......
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Ugh. Sounds almost like a domestic squabble.
Gotta run. Hope someone can follow this and update.
Miami adopted the Cobwboys after Michael Irvin and Jimmy Johnson left UM and went there.
prayers for him.
You’d think he could afford it but truth be told, I’m questioning the robbery report, Taylor’s been in trouble with the law and guns before.
Miami should get some really good draft picks this year..........
A local station said that he was injured and not playing for the past couple weeks.
Miami’s on the way to adopting the loss of their perfect season..
Go Dolphins!!! 0-16!! WooooHooooo.....
(you can tell I don’t like the fins eh?)
Legal trouble
DUI arrest
On October 27, 2004, Taylor was arrested at 2:45am for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol following a birthday party for former Redskins’ receiver Rod Gardner. A Fairfax County, Virginia judge later acquitted Taylor of the charges in March 2005, after viewing a videotape of Taylor’s roadside sobriety tests that, according to the judge, failed to demonstrate obvious intoxication. Taylor was, however, convicted for refusing to take a blood alcohol test requested of him by a Virginia state police officer. However, when this case was heard on appeal in March 2005, Taylor was acquitted of refusing to take a BAC test, due to lack of probable cause for the request
[Missing 2005 Redskins mini-camp
In May, 2005, Taylor, seeking a new contract with the Redskins, was the only Redskin who refused to appear for a Redskins’ training mini-camp. Redskins coach Joe Gibbs acknowledged that the Redskins had had no contact with Taylor since he returned to Miami in January, 2005, and that he had failed to return repeated phone calls to him by Gibbs and other Redskins’ coaching staff. Despite his legal and other difficulties, though, Gibbs has defended the drafting of Taylor, calling the preparation that went into his selection one of the “most researched things in the history of sports.”
Taylor’s agent is fellow University of Miami alumnus Drew Rosenhaus, widely considered one of the most aggressive agents currently representing NFL players. Rosenhaus currently is representing Taylor in his efforts to renegotiate his existing Redskins’ contract
Arrested for armed assault
Events:
On June 3, 2005, Taylor was named publicly as a “person of interest” by Miami-Dade County police in regard to a Miami assault case involving firearms, and was being sought for questioning. “We need to speak to him, we don’t know if he’s a victim, witness or suspect,” Miami-Dade police spokesman Mary Walters said. Taylor allegedly was present at, and possibly involved in, an incident on June 1, 2005 in Miami, in which bullets allegedly were fired into a stolen vehicle. [citation needed]
On June 5, 2005, ESPN and The Miami Herald both reported that Taylor, accompanied by his lawyer, surrendered to Miami-Dade police at approximately 10pm ET on June 4 at Miami’s Cutler Ridge district police station, where he was transported to Miami’s Turner Guilford Knight correctional facility. He was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, a felony, and misdemeanor battery.[citation needed]
On June 5, Miami-Dade police issued a statement indicating that Taylor had been arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm (a felony) and battery (a misdemeanor), for allegedly pointing a gun at a person over a dispute over two ATVs that Taylor claimed were stolen.[citation needed] Taylor then allegedly left the scene, but returned shortly and punched one person.[citation needed]
The Associated Press reported on June 5 that Taylor was held in detention at Miami’s Turner Gilford Knight correctional facility and released the evening of June 4 after posting bond of $16,500. The Miami-Dade County Clerk’s Office announced that Taylor would soon be officially arraigned on the charges.[citation needed]
The Washington Post reported on March 3, 2006 that Taylor’s trial has been postponed until April 10, 2006. Days before that date, the trial was moved back once more, this time by a week, because of conflicts with Passover and Easter celebrations.[citation needed]
CNN reported on November 26, 2007 that Taylor was shot in the leg at his home in Miami, Florida.
[edit] Plea agreement and resolution
On January 28, 2006, the Miami-Dade County prosecutor announced that he was filing new charges against Taylor, which would have increased his potential maximum jail time from 16 years to 46 years.[citation needed]
The new charges include increasing his felony assault charges from one to three, which reflects the allegation that, on June 1, 2005, he brandished a firearm at three individuals who Taylor believed stole two all-terrain vehicles from him.[citation needed]
The trial was again postponed on April 17, 2006 (to May 8, 2006), after the prosecutor in the case asked the presiding judge to be removed from the case. The County prosecutor’s request for removal from the case came as Taylor’s defense lawyers argued that the prosecutor was using the case to promote his side-work as a disc jockey in South Beach. Defense lawyers for Taylor have entered a motion for the case’s complete dismissal, due to prosecutorial misconduct.[citation needed]
On May 8, 2006, the prosecution requested and received yet another extension of the case, citing the new prosecutor assigned to the case and a need for additional preparation time. It was scheduled to begin July 10, 2006 in Miami. On June 2, 2006, however, the charges against Taylor were dropped as part of a negotiated plea bargain. Taylor will donate his time to various charities and make $1,000 donations to 10 southern Florida schools in scholarships and, in exchange, will avoid jail time and a felony record.[citation needed]
I believe he hasn't played the last few games due to injury. The article listed him as "former" Washington Redskin but I didn't see any mention of him on the transactions page for the last few weeks.
He’s been out for 2-3 weeks with a knee injury - didn’t play yesterday against the Bucs.
Holy mackeral. He’s got quite a history.
The article is wrong, he’s still an active player in IR for the Skins.
More information on the guy here.
Yeap, professional athletes need to clean up their acts big time.
In the groin? I say accidental discharge. He was screwing around and he shot himself. Then he called the police to report an alledged "home invasion".
Yeah, could be self-inflicted.
On the other hand, they are targets for robbery simply due to the fact that they have money and “keepin it real, yo!” means that they hang out in areas or spots where the thugs go.
The DA had a side job as a disk jockey? And was promoting his side job while working for the courts? Strange.......
Because these overpaid illiterates can give top dollar for legal counsel, it’s unlikely we’ll ever know the full story.
Probably carrying in his Thunderwear. (do a search if you have never seen it).
Then again, since he was shot in the groin it the perp might be an ABW who found him steppin out with some nasty hoe.
“Is that a CCW in your pants, or are you just happy to see me......Hillary?”
I can’t speak to where the man hangs out, but his house is in a respectable, quiet area of South Miami. All the developments near him were built in the early 1970’s, and most of the houses are worth in the $750k - 1 million range. The local town police spend more time working traffic details that actual crimes. A few miles either South or West put you in less-respectable areas, but he’s living in a nice part of town, right next to Biscayne Bay.
Shot in the groin? I agree on the surface it sounds like an angry boyfriend or hubby... or maybe a gf. But you never know, purely conjecture at this point.
The UM football team always tended to draw a certain element to it and the players were known for getting into trouble. (as an aside my sister worked at the university and had a run in with Dennis Erickson about his players’ conduct but that’s another story) If he’s involved with the Miami nightlife or thug set then it would be no big thing to jack him at home.
Yea, he’s in a good neighborhood and one where the cops don’t have to do much.
Shot in the groin=jealous husband?
It is being report he’s been hit in the femoral artery, that would indicate an mid to upper thigh shot.
The area he lives is usually very safe however it does have a history of home invasions and at least 3 unsolved murders I can think of.
Police are removing evidence from the scene, he’s high profile enough, as is his father (Police Chief down here) that if it turns out to be someone he knew, the info will be out soon.
I’m pulling for the Packers this year. Last year I pulled for the Colts.
Miami is going for its second perfect season.
I would hope that on this forum we can keep the discourse on a respectiful level as a 24 year old man could die here.
He had a DWI and somebody stole his ATV and he brought a gun with him to get it back. This does not make him deserve to be shot in his own home.
I am a Redskins fan but I would feel this way about Randy Moss too.
a bit early for a shooting
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