JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Aggravated Assault Arrest | DATE: 05/24/20 | TIME: | 1300 | |
PREPARED BY: | Sgt Mike Adams | APPROVED BY: | Sgt Mike Adams | ||
On 05/24/2020, Officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Elijah Taylor, 36 years old, of 126 Rosewood Circle, Elizabethton, and charged him with Aggravated Assault and Possession of Methamphetamine with intent for resale. The arrest stems from an investigation into a stabbing that occurred in the parking lot of McDonalds, 417 E Main St, Johnson City. At 0843 am, officers received a 911 call from witnesses at McDonalds who observed a fight between two males in the parking lot and one of them had a machete. When officers arrived they located a male victim in the parking lot with lacerations to the head, leg, and hands. The victim was transported to the Johnson City Medical Center for treatment and was later released. The suspect, Elijah Taylor, fled the scene but was traffic stopped a short distance away on Milligan Hwy where he was taken into custody. Video surveillance from McDonald’s showed the entire incident. Taylor was found to be hiding methamphetamine in his shoe after being taken into custody. He is being held in Washington County Detention Center with an arraignment set for 05/26/2020 at 130 pm.