Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested on Wednesday in Florida for failure to report a change of residence as a registered sex offender, the Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Police Department said.
Taylor, 65, found himself in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was transferred to the Broward Sheriff’s Office Main Jail and released on bail Thursday, the Broward County Jail said.
Taylor’s attorney, Mark Eglarsch, said in an email that the arrest was a “mistrial” and that Taylor has pleaded not guilty.
“As with previous similar charges, Mr. Taylor did not knowingly commit any criminal wrongdoing. This situation is a significant misunderstanding,” Eglarsch said. “We are confident that the prosecutors will have a favorable outcome after reviewing the evidence that demonstrates Mr. Taylor’s innocence.”
It was Taylor. He was previously arrested in December 2021. Charged with failure to report change of address.
Taylor was required to register as a sex offender in 2011 after pleading guilty in New York to sexually abusing and sponsoring a minor female predator. Taylor at the time He told Fox News. He did not know that the girl was underage.
Taylor was a 10-time Pro Bowler and eight-time All-Pro linebacker during his 13-year career with the New York Giants. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
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