Owsley County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Saturday, March 27, 1954
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 27, 1954
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Robert Hensley were shot and killed while investigating a truck that was stuck in a ditch on the side of a roadway. Three men, two a father and son, were apprehended. Four years later after several postponements and changes of venues they were tried and acquitted.
Sheriff Taylor was survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters.