40 years later, fugitive appears before N. Carolina judge
Source: Associated Press
40 years later, fugitive appears before N. Carolina judge
Tom Foreman Jr. and Martha Waggoner, Associated Press
Updated 9:48 pm, Friday, July 29,
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — When a judge advised a North Carolina man that he was a fugitive wanted in the killing of a retired immigration official nearly 40 years ago, his only response was: "That's what the papers say."
William Claybourne Taylor, 67, hung his head during much of a brief video appearance before Judge Pete Hunter and asked for a court-appointed attorney. Authorities say he had been living under an assumed name when they arrested him without incident Thursday in Reidsville, a sleepy town about 20 miles south of the Virginia state line.
An FBI "Most Wanted" poster described Taylor as a dance instructor, trumpet player, convenience store clerk and welder. Authorities say he was using the name James Emmet Manion, and that he was the triggerman in an attempt to assassinate the then-mayor of Williston, Florida, in January 1977. The shooting left the mayor, Eugene T. Bailey, wounded and killed Walter H. Scott, a former official with the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
The shooting occurred as Scott was driving the mayor and two other men along U.S. 27, about 20 miles west of Ocala, Florida, when another car pulled alongside their vehicle, according to the Ocala Star-Banner. After the driver was shot, the victims' car veered into pine trees. A person approached the back of the car and shot Bailey, the newspaper reported. The two other men escaped unharmed.
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