The man wanted in connection to the disappearance of a Lexington man has been found and arrested in Texas.
Authorities in Pharr, Texas, located and arrested fugitive Robert Markham Taylor on Wednesday. Taylor was wanted in connection to the kidnapping and homicide of Alex Johnson.
Johnson had been missing since Dec. 20, 2013, and was considered a missing person until Jan. 21, 2014, when investigators determined his disappearance was the result of a kidnapping and subsequent homicide.
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Homicide detectives in Lexington filed a murder warrant for Robert Markham Taylor, who goes by Mark Taylor, on Monday.
Another man, Timothy Ballard, who goes by Tiny, was arrested Monday and is in the Fayette County Detention Center charged with complicity to kidnapping resulting in the death of a victim, and tampering with evidence. Ballard’s bond has been set at $253,000 and he has asked for a public defender.
Lexington Police have not given any details as to how the investigation led to the suspects and their connection to the crime. It is also not clear if Johnson’s body has been found.
Johnson, a 32-year-old chef, vanished from his Hanover Avenue home back on Dec. 20., when he was on the phone with his girlfriend and got a knock on the door. He hung up to answer and hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
Taylor had moved to Lexington from South Florida a few years ago and befriended Johnson.
Taylor is being held in the Hidalgo County Detention Center in Edinburg, Texas, as a fugitive based on warrants issued in Lexington for murder, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence. Authorities in Hidalgo County also charged Taylor with possession of marijuana.
Taylor’s extradition will be arranged by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
