Timothy Da'Shaun Taylor
Horry County, S.C. (WPDE) —
A court document outlining sentencing for a man questioned by the FBI in the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel shows the questions he was asked that led to him failing a polygraph test regarding her case, according to court documents.
The sentencing memo for Timothy Da’Shaun Taylor outlines an agreement between him and the government to share information regarding Drexel’s case in return for a lighter sentence.
Taylor pleaded guilty on federal charges in a 2011 robbery in Mt. Pleasant. He had previously pleaded guilty to state charges and received probation.
The agreement was if he shared “truthful substantial assistance to law enforcement” regarding cases, including Drexel’s, he would get a lesser sentence rather than a potential life sentence.
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Taylor initially agreed and met with the FBI for a polygraph test.
Initially, according to the court documents, Taylor confirmed that he never saw Drexel in person and only saw pictures of her in the news media. He did tell the FBI he overheard an argument between two people concerning a time when one of those people was accused of having Drexel’s cell phone. He told the FBI, according to court documents, that he thought the argument was suspicious.
During the polygraph test, Taylor was asked questions including, “Do you know for sure who was involved in the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel?” and “Did you ever see Brittanee Drexel in person?”
Court documents show that Taylor answered “no” to both questions, but the FBI agent told him he was being “deceptive.”
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The polygraph test results show “deception indicated” when asked about Drexel’s case, according to the lawsuit.
The documents state that Taylor was given the opportunity to meet with his lawyer, and the lawyer agreed that he failed the test, but allowed the FBI agent to continue.
At that time, according to the documents, Taylor became belligerent, which ended the discussion.
Because of the situation, Taylor now faces between 10 years and 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to the robbery.
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