Man found not guilty in 2019 murder of Y coach in Baltimore, guilty of robbery charges
BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore City jury Tuesday found one of the men accused of killing beloved Y youth coach Jordan Taylor not guilty of murder.
Kahlil Madden was acquitted of murder, assault, robbery, and burglary. The jury found Madden guilty of three conspiracy counts related to the 2019 robbery and burglary at the Taylors' home that led to Jordan's death.
Taylor was killed November 5, 2019 at his home on Clifton Avenue in Northwest Baltimore. Taylor, 31, was killed trying to protect his wife, according to his mother.
Police and prosecutors say it was a case of suspects targeting the wrong house.
"They (the suspects) failed at robbing (the Taylors) that night and succeeded in ruining this family's life," ASA Elizabeth Stock told jurors during closing arguments. "Jordan Taylor lost his life for no reason at all."
The state could not place Madden physically at the crime scene Nov. 5, although investigators found his DNA on the steering wheel, gear shift, and a tire iron inside the Honda CRV seen leaving the Taylors' house.
The prosecutor played the 3-minute 911 call from Twila Taylor during the attempted robbery, where suspects are heard asking where the safe was located.
"There was no safe in the house. The only thing taken November 5, 2019 was Jordan Taylor's life," Stock said. "They (the suspects) had bad information and hit the wrong house."
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Madden's co-conspirator Aaron Butler pleaded guilty to murder and armed robbery last week. Butler will be sentenced in September.
Another alleged co-conspirator Donta Holdclaw died before his trial. Prosecutors dropped charges against Elease Frazier, citing a lack of evidence.
Madden's and Butler's respective sentencing hearings are set for September.