The woman accused of murdering her husband and two daughters pleaded not guilty to the charges in a Laurel County courtroom Friday.
Courtney Taylor is accused of shooting and killing her two daughters and her husband in their Williamsburg home.
Deputies say they responded to the call about the shooting around 10:12 p.m. on January 13 at the Taylor home on U.S. 25 W. When they arrived on scene deputies say Taylor, 41, brandished her weapon and pointed it at deputies once they entered the residence.
One deputy fired his weapon at Taylor, striking her. She was transported to Baptist Health Corbin and then to UK Medical Center, where she was released Wednesday into police custody.
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Courtney’s husband, 56-year-old Larry Taylor and two daughters, 18-year-old Jessie Taylor and her 13-year-old sister, Jolee, were found shot to death in their beds. The sheriff said they were all found in separate rooms with the covers pulled up around them.
News of Courtney Taylor’s return to Whitley County quickly spread.
Amy Davis first met Larry Taylor years ago when he led the team that laid the foundation of her house. She spoke with LEX 18 earlier this week to talk about his memory.
“He always spoke to me, and my family. My parents knew him, and he would always speak to Jasmine, ask me how we were doing,” said Davis.
She says he was a kind man, with two wonderful children.
13 year-old Jolee was active in their church’s youth group. 18 year-old Jessie was a college student who worked at the Williamsburg Walmart, where her co-workers released balloons in her memory.
The Taylors’ pastor says more than 5,000 friends, neighbors, even strangers attended the funeral.
When LEX 18 News contacted the Whitley Co Detention Center, the jailer told us that Courtney Taylor is rejecting any requests for an interview for now. The case has been moved to a court in Laurel County. She was appointed a public defender.
