Augusta woman is wanted for stabbing older roommate

Laura Taylor

Date: July 01, 2023

An Augusta woman is being sought for repeatedly stabbing the older man that she was living with, according to authorities.

Laura Elese Taylor, 52, is wanted for aggravated assault and exploitation of elderly or disabled person. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. Friday at the home she shares with the 68-year-old victim on the 2300 block of Prague Court.

Taylor accused the 68-year-old man on Friday of having her wallet. He denied it and told her to check her car. She got in his face, he pushed her away and she started stabbing him, authorities said. The victim suffered a deep cut to his stomach as well as stab wounds to his chest, arm and ear.

The victim said he has been living at the home for several years with Taylor.

Laura Taylor is known to frequent the areas of the 2300 Block of Prague Court and the 1100 Block of 12th Avenue in Augusta, authorities said. Any information concerning this subject, please contact Inv. Allison Walker at 706-821-1453 or any Violent Crimes Investigator at the Richmond County Sheriff’s at 706-821-1020  or 706-821-1080.

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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