2020 standoff gets man multiple 75-year sentences

  • Joseph Desean Taylor, 32, of Austin. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office.
    Joseph Desean Taylor, 32, of Austin. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office.
    Joseph Desean Taylor, of Austin, was sentenced in Williamson County to 75 years in prison for his role in a 17-hour standoff in 2020 that left three Cedar Park police officers wounded on February 6. The sentencing follows a December 2, 2025, bench trial where visiting District Court Judge Rick Kennon found Mr. Taylor, 32, guilty in all five cas...

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