Longtime Tallahatchie County Fire Coordinator Richard Allen Taylor, 45, has been indicted on five counts of tax evasion by a grand jury impaneled in the county’s First Judicial District at Charleston.
Taylor, who is an appointed county official, is charged by the state of Mississippi with failing to file valid state income tax returns for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, according to records on file Tuesday at the circuit clerk’s office in Charleston.
In other grand jury news:
» Montegous Thomas, 20, of 615 N. Pleasant St., Charleston, was indicted on a charge of statutory rape for allegedly having sex with a female minor of at least 14 years of age but less than 16 years of age.
» Curtis C. Taylor, 37, of 403 Marshall St., Charleston, was indicted on charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The assault charge stems from a Nov. 22, 2017, incident during which Taylor allegedly shot a man. Taylor was previously convicted of furnishing contraband to a correctional facility and was sentenced in February 2013 to serve more than one year with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).
» Kendrick Scott, 34, of 106 Chestnut St., Charleston, was indicted on a charge of strong arm robbery in connection with the Aug. 3, 2016, robbery of a man. Scott’s case has been set for trial in Tallahatchie County Circuit Court on April 2.
» Henry Drain Jr., 34, of 408 Pamplin Road, Tippo, was indicted on charges of felony fleeing, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and grand larceny. Court records show that on Dec. 12, 2017, Drain allegedly stole a four-wheeler from Henry Drain Sr., failed to stop for a law enforcement vehicle after being signaled to do so, and rammed the ATV that he was operating into another vehicle driven by a Tallahatchie County sheriff’s deputy.
» Joseph Graham Denman, 22, of 1280 S. Creek Road, Charleston, and Katherine S. Medline, 24, of 746 Oakwood, Jackson, were indicted on identical charges of burglary of an automobile in connection with the same Dec. 11, 2017, incident involving a Charleston tow truck.
» Ricardo Simpson, 28, of 209 N. Vine St., Charleston, was indicted on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Previously convicted of manslaughter and sentenced in October 2013 to serve 20 years with MDOC, Simpson allegedly was found in possession of a 12-gauge shotgun on Oct. 17, 2017.
» Sherry Hill, 65, of 147 Powers Creek Road, Cascilla, was indicted on a charge of accessory after the fact for allegedly “concealing, receiving, relieving and aiding or assisting” her son, Shaun Hill, on Nov. 14, 2017, with the intent of enabling him to avoid arrest on a felony charge of burglary.
» Larry Hill Sr., 66, of 147 Powers Creek Road, Cascilla, was indicted on a charge of accessory after the fact for allegedly “concealing, receiving, relieving and aiding or assisting” his son, Shaun Hill, on Nov. 14, 2017, with the intent of enabling him to avoid arrest on a felony charge of burglary.
» Jimmy W. Browning, 61, of 4912 Highway 32 Central, Charleston, was indicted on a charge of accessory after the fact for allegedly “concealing, receiving, relieving and aiding or assisting” Shaun Hill, on Nov. 19, 2017, with the intent of enabling Hill to avoid arrest on a felony charge of burglary.
» Bradley McGee, 30, of 1031 Mudline Road, Enid, was indicted on two counts each of possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. McGee, who was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced in June 2015 to serve more than one year with MDOC, allegedly was found in possession of a stolen 7mm Remington magnum and a stolen 7mm Ruger on Dec. 3, 2017. McGee’s case has been set for trial on April 2.
» Victor Lee McGee, 56, address unavailable, was indicted on a charge of possessing more than 2 grams, but less than 10 grams, of cocaine on June 2, 2017.
