Ramonce Taylor, 40, a former Texas Longhorn who helped the program capture the 2005 national championship, was arrested this week in Central Texas and now faces two felony assault charges. Temple police say the case stems from an early July incident involving alleged physical violence against a woman. A warrant was issued, and Taylor was picked up on Tuesday and booked into the Bell County Jail, pulling long-ago legal troubles from his college days back into public view.
What police say
Temple police told MySA that the alleged assault happened July 5 in the 12300 block of FM 2305 and that detectives opened an investigation on July 10. According to officers, Taylor "choked her, struck her, threw a football at her, and threatened her," and a warrant was secured before his July 21 arrest. He is facing a second-degree aggravated assault charge and a third-degree charge of assault on a family member alleging impeding of breathing, MySA reported.
Booking and county records
After his arrest, Taylor was processed at the Bell County Jail. The sheriff's office keeps an online inmate roster and booking contacts available to the public, and the county jail page lists phone numbers for booking and intake and directs users to an inmate lookup that is updated frequently, according to Bell County. Residents and journalists who want to track the case through the courts can use the county's district clerk and public records pages for docket information.
Legal context
Under Texas law, aggravated assault that causes serious bodily injury is generally treated as a second-degree felony, while assault by impeding breathing or circulation against a family or household member is typically charged as a third-degree felony. The statutory punishment ranges, commonly cited as two to 20 years in prison for a second-degree felony and two to 10 years for a third-degree felony, come from state statutes and legal summaries. Taylor previously pleaded guilty to a felony marijuana possession charge in 2006, according to the Houston Chronicle. For statute text and penalty details, see FindLaw and a legal overview at LegalClarity.
