JEFFERSON COUNTY - Law enforcement officers have captured a man they described as a fugitive who was wanted on Aggravated Robbery charges.
Investigators say a tip to Crime Stoppers led to the arrest of Kenneth Ray Taylor, 23.
Beaumont Police took Taylor into custody at an apartment complex off the Eastex Freeway in Beaumont on Wednesday night.
The tipster is eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 for their information leading to the arrest of a man investigators called a dangerous fugitive.
Police say Taylor was shot after he tried to rob three people outside Luke's Ice House in Beaumont last year and one of the men began struggling with Taylor to get his gun.
Taylor is in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility on the following charges:
Aggravated Robbery $30,000
Aggravated Robbery $30,000
Aggravated Robbery $30,000
Aggravated Robbery $30,000
Possession of Controlled Substance $500
Fugitive captured
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