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Lamar Taylor

Released
Date of birth:1998
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:2020s
Inmate Number:#31407-509
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 26 Days
Support
Police Accountability Black Lives Matter Movement
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Biography

Lamar Taylor, 23, was charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to a Chicago Transit Authority van during a 2020 protest in response to the death of George Floyd. Sentenced to 26 months federal prison.

Birth-year evidence

The February 25, 2021 ATF release reports Lamar Taylor as 23. That places birth in 1997 or 1998; c. 1998 is an age-derived estimate, not an exact birthday. The age belongs to the 2021 charging report, not automatically to the May 2020 incident.

Case

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Charges: Arson
Arrested: Feb 24, 2021
Sentenced: Dec 20, 2022
Incarcerated: Feb 24, 2021
Released: Mar 22, 2023
Sentence: Sentenced to 26 months federal prison. Taylor, 23, was charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to a Chicago Transit Authority van during a 2020 protest over the death of George Floyd.
Judge: Gary Feinerman
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty — May 2022, arson conspiracy and civil disobedience, as reported at sentencing
Institution State: Illinois