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October 26, 2021

Texas Man Shoots at Federal Agents Attempting to Serve a Subpoena

On August 25, 2021, in the Southern District of Texas, Earnest Jerome Taylor, Jr. was charged via criminal complaint, with assault on a Federal agent and felon in possession of a firearm. Taylor, a convicted felon, fired a weapon at Internal Revenue Service — Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Federal agents who were attempting to serve a subpoena at his residence.

According to the court documents, on or about August 24, 2021, IRS-CI Federal agents attempted to serve a subpoena issued through the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Federal agents went to an address in Houston, Texas that was associated with Taylor. As they attempted to make contact with Taylor, he fired several gunshots at the Federal agent's vehicle.

Taylor's criminal history includes a conviction for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. As a convicted felon, Taylor was unlawfully in possession of a firearm.

If convicted, Taylor could receive up to 20 years' imprisonment and potentially pay a fine.

    Source:  The facts in this case narrative comes from the following publicly available document: S.D. Tex., Crim. Compl., filed August 25, 2021.