Lt Jim Hansard of the Maumelle Police Dept spoke with 8CountNews this morning and confirmed that former undisputed middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor is being investigated for an alleged rape violation. This is Lt Hansard exclusive statement to 8CountNews.com
“On Friday the 18th of May we were called to Americas Best Value Hotel. There was a report of a verbal altercation going on in the parking lot. By the time we got there we found a female subject on the parking lot. She was complaining of a hurt ankle and she showed signs of swelling and scrapes on her ankle. The officer started digging further into it and she said that she was at the hotel with Jermain Taylor. She said that she was from Mississippi, and that she fell down the stairs after trying to get away from him (Jermain Taylor). She said that she got scared and ran away from him and fell down the stairs and that’s how she got injured. She was subsequently arrested for possession of narcotics. After the investigation they started looking into it a little more and got consensus to search the hotel room. The officer found lortab wich is a prescription narcotic, and they also found some evidence of marijuana usage in the room. She was arrested and she refused medical treatment at our jail. She was then later transported to the hospital and at that point she requested a rape kit. She claimed that she actually was raped by Mr Taylor. Mr Taylor was never at the hotel when we got there. He was gone prior to our arrival. We did have some contact with the hotel manager, and he claimed that he actually saw Jermain Taylor there but left prior to our getting there.”
8CountNews will continue to chase this story. It’s very important that Jermain Taylor is not deemed guilty and or convicted of anything until the facts all come out. This is merely an accusation at this time and the former champ has yet to give his side of the story.
