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A high speed chase with federal agents lands one man in severely hot water.

Lorenzo Donnell Taylor, age 24, fled from Columbia Violent Gang Task Force agents who attempted to stop Taylor’s car. Taylor accelerated, struck a parked car and then fled on foot. Agents used a taser to stop Taylor and during a search of Taylor, agents found an ammunition clip and then recovered a 40-caliber pistol Taylor had thrown during the foot chase.

Taylor has previous state convictions for the following list of crimes:

  • illegal possession of a pistol
  • possession of crack cocaine
  • assault and battery with intent to kill
  • failure to stop for a blue light
  • conspiracy to commit armed robbery

As a convicted felon, Taylor was prohibited from carrying a firearm and was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he plead guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in federal court.

The Columbia Violent Gang Task Force is comprised of FBI, ATF, Columbia Police Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, SLED and Project Ceasefire.