Tabyus Taylor embraces his mother, Vannette Taylor, after his ordeal. He and his younger brother, TeAndrey, are trying to get their lives back to normal after the night- mare of arrest and incarceration in Riverside Regional Jail before the charges were dismissed.
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Dreams deferred
Hopewell brothers jailed 72 days until charges dropped
At first, the story seems all too familiar. Two Hopewell teenagers rob two pedestrians at gunpoint near a private school, but are quickly caught when responding police officers scour the area and arrest them a few minutes later as they are buying sodas and pastries at a nearby convenience store. With police boasting about having strong evidence, the teenage brothers are kept in jail for two and a half months — twice refused bond because they are charged with a crime of violence involving a weapon. But just as suddenly, the case evaporates. The evidence does not stand up, and the brothers are freed to resume their lives.
