Georgia deputies arrest alleged ‘vicious rapist' after taxi driver assaulted at gunpoint, sheriff says
Christian Jacquez Taylor arrested in Hampton, Georgia, on multiple charges, including rape
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Deputies in Georgia captured a "vicious rapist" who assaulted a taxi driver at gunpoint on Friday, authorities said.
The incident happened after Christian Jacquez Taylor called for a taxi in the city of Lovejoy, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said.
Taylor allegedly pulled out a gun as he entered the taxi and forced the victim to take off her clothes. Taylor raped the woman at gunpoint while inside the car, the sheriff’s office said.
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Police in Lovejoy launched an investigation and identified Taylor as a suspect.
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Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen activated the Elite Fugitive Squad and within two hours located Taylor at a residence in Hampton, the sheriff’s office said. Hampton is about five miles from Lovejoy.
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Fugitive investigators surrounded the residence, according to authorities, but when they knocked on the door Taylor tried to escape capture through a backdoor.
"Taylor quickly realized his cardio wasn’t sufficient enough to outrun the Elite Fugitive Squad after a brief foot chase," the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
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As Taylor was taken into custody, officials said officers discovered he had a handgun in his front right pocket.
Taylor was booked into the Clayton County Jail after warrants for his arrest for rape, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, officials said.
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Lovejoy is a city located about 24 miles south of Atlanta.