James T. Jacks
Acting United States Attorney
Northern District of Texas

BROTHER AND SISTER SENTENCED IN
COUNTERFEITING/EXPLOSIVE DEVICE CASE

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jack Arvil Taylor, Jr., and his sister, Amy Catherine Taylor, of Fort Worth, were sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to 78 months and 24 months, respectively, following their guilty pleas in February 2009 to firearm and counterfeiting charges, announced Acting U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Both defendants are presently in federal custody.

Jack Arvil Taylor, 25, pled guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm and Amy Catherine Taylor, 29, pled guilty to attempting to pass a counterfeit obligation of the U.S.

During their plea hearing in February, Jack and Amy Taylor admitted that on July 3, 2008, they entered a Wal-Mart located at 7451 McCart Avenue, in Fort Worth, and attempted to purchase a money order using $600 in counterfeit U.S. currency.

On December 2, 2008, while executing a search warrant at a home that was occupied by Jack Arvil Taylor, Jr., and others, in far south Fort Worth, law enforcement officers found multiple destructive devices in Jack Taylor’s bedroom. Those devices contained a mix of explosive powders, metal pellets, and thick metal staples, and each of those devices was capable of operating as a destructive device.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Fort Worth Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Klinck prosecuted.

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