Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Jackson, TN – On May 5, 2026, after a 3-day trial, a federal jury found Vinson Brent Taylor, 46, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, guilty of two counts of federal drug trafficking offenses. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the verdict today.The trial was bifurcated and proceeded in two phases. According to evidence presented in court during Phase I of the trial, on the night of August 8, 2024, an officer with the Dyersburg Police Department was on patrol duty when he encountered two men fighting in front of…