23-Year-Old Human Smuggler Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison

TUCSON, Ariz. –Delmetrice Tavion Marquin Taylor, 23, of Mesa, was sentenced on October 3, 2023, by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. On July 12, 2023, Taylor pleaded guilty to Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit while Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person. Taylor was also sentenced to four months of consecutive imprisonment for violating pretrial release conditions of an unrelated federal case in the District of Colorado.

On June 6, 2023, Taylor was encountered by United States Border Patrol (USBP) agents while transporting three individuals who were illegally in the United States.  Taylor failed to yield to agents, struck an agent’s vehicle, and traveled at high speeds through a USBP checkpoint.  Agents attempted to bring an end to his dangerous driving behavior with an immobilization device, but Taylor continued to drive at high speeds despite one tire beginning to deflate.  When apprehended, Taylor was in possession of a short-barrel rifle loaded with one hundred rounds in a magazine drum.  At the time of his arrest, Taylor was on federal pretrial release for the offense of Aiding and Abetting Making a False Statement in Connection with the Acquisition of a Firearm from a Licensed Dealer, committed in the District of Colorado.

Agents from the United States Border Patrol conducted the investigation in this case.  The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.

CASE NUMBER:           23-CR-00910-TUC-JCH
RELEASE NUMBER:    2023- 155_Taylor

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