Benwood Fire Chief Garson Taylor was sentenced by 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Charles Wilson to serve 270 days in jail, with a year of parole afterward, for three misdemeanor charges stemming from a standoff with police officers on April 10. The three counts of brandishing a firearm, fleeing from an officer in a vehicle […]
What began as 75 potential juror candidates was whittled down to the final 12 jurors selected for the former Benwood Volunteer Fire Department chief’s trial for domestic battery. The Garson Taylor trial was set to begin Wednesday, but due to juror selection lasting the entire first trial day, the defense and prosecution will not give […]