A Mesa man, Delmetrice Tavion Marquin Taylor, was sentenced in early October to a mere 33 months in prison after pleading guilty to Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit while Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person.
Taylor was also sentenced to four months of consecutive imprisonment for violating pretrial release conditions of an unrelated federal case in the District of Colorado.
Taylor’s prison sentence is to be followed by three years of supervised release.
On June 6, 2023, Taylor was encountered by United States Border Patrol (USBP) agents while transporting three individuals who were illegally in the United States. Taylor failed to yield to agents, struck an agent’s vehicle, and traveled at high speeds through a USBP checkpoint. Agents attempted to bring an end to his dangerous driving behavior with an immobilization device, but Taylor continued to drive at high speeds despite one tire beginning to deflate. When apprehended, Taylor was in possession of a short-barrel rifle loaded with one hundred rounds in a magazine drum. At the time of his arrest, Taylor was on federal pretrial release for the offense of Aiding and Abetting Making a False Statement in Connection with the Acquisition of a Firearm from a Licensed Dealer, committed in the District of Colorado.