Crime & Safety

Deadly Injections into Woman's Buttocks Lead to Felony Arrest

Prince George's County deputies have arrested a man for injecting a woman at a Capitol Heights motel; she later died.

A man who reportedly injected a woman’s buttocks to increase their size – a procedure which the medical examiner says killed her – is back in Maryland to face criminal charges.

Prince George’s County authorities say Vinnie Taylor was at a Capitol Heights hotel on March 20, 2014, where he gave the victim injections. She became ill and sought treatment at a local hospital, where she later died.

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Investigators say they have found no evidence that Taylor had any medical training. The arrest warrant for Taylor says the victim’s death was a homicide.

Prince George’s County Police on Dec. 10 obtained an arrest warrant for Taylor charging him with second-degree murder.

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Deputies from the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/ Fugitive Division recently extradited Taylor, who had been arrested by the St. Louis Police Department. Taylor is also charged with first-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

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»PHOTO of suspect Vinnie Taylor, courtesy of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Department

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