Man who spent 33 years in prison back behind bars, now charged with attempted murder

On Friday night, a man was shot and hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries on A. Phillip Randolph Boulevard in Jacksonville. Edward Taylor was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted murder. The police obtained a description of the shooter from surveillance footage that captured the incident. The footage shows the suspect walking towards the victim, pointing a firearm at him, and shooting him in the chest. The suspect's vehicle had several bullet holes in it and was caught on camera driving away. The police later found Taylor removing items from the trunk of his car, which also had bullet holes in it, and arrested him. Taylor claimed that he heard a single gunshot and left the scene, but his car was hit by gunfire, and he pulled over to change his tire when the police apprehended him.

Taylor was granted parole and released from prison in 2019. The State Attorney's Office's Conviction Integrity Review received three separate referrals regarding Taylor's 1986 conviction for sexually assaulting a child. The review found that evidence had not been disclosed to Taylor's defense and that there were other errors in the case, leading to his exoneration in 2010. However, Taylor's unrelated arrest will be reviewed by the State, which will make a filing decision. Taylor is currently being held on a $1.1 million bond and is scheduled to appear in court on July 18.