Brent A Taylor v. State of Indiana

── Brent A Taylor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00970 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 16, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Altice concur On January 24, 2019, thirteen-year-old A.R. was walking to visit her friend J.M. at a Fort Wayne apartment complex when a black vehicle pulled over alongside A.R. The driver, whom A.R. would later identify as Taylor, offered A.R. a ride and she accepted. Taylor drove to a nearby automated teller machine (“ATM”) and withdrew $100.00. He asked A.R. “if [she] wanted to make some money” and A.R. responded, “no.” (Tr. Vol. II, pg. 210). Taylor then drove to a nearby church parking lot, where he took down his pants and forced A.R.