Taymor “Tay‑K” McIntyre wasn’t searching for fame—he found it running from the law. Born June 16, 2000, in Long Beach, California, his drift to Arlington, Texas by age 10 immersed him in a world shaped by fractured families and street life. By ninth grade, he dropped out and joined the Daytona Boyz in 2014—a collective where music and mischief collided. His anthem, “The Race”, recorded while evading burglary charges in 2017, shot up to #44 on Billboard’s Hot 100 . In that verse, he provoked his own capture—“I didn’t beat that case, I did the race.” He didn’t just rap; he lived the narrative.
With his face in the spotlight—and on the run—Tay-K was captured months later, charged with a 2016 home invasion in Mansfield that ended in Ethan Walker’s death. By July 2019, he was convicted of capital murder and handed a 55-year sentence. But the saga escalated: during his flight, Tay-K was linked to a 2017 murder in San Antonio—where he allegedly lured and killed Mark Saldivar. Surveillance video captured the chilling moment.
In April 2025, another jury weighed in—not on capital murder, but on regular murder. Still, the result was harrowing: an additional 80-year sentence . The man whose fame was built on evasion and rap notoriety was now locked behind bars for the long haul. His rise was as meteoric as his downfall brutal—two hits on his record, two decades behind him.
Courtroom Tensions and Final Appeal Denial
The arrest and earlier convictions didn’t get final closure until June 2025. Tay-K’s legal team filed a last-ditch effort—a motion for a new trial in Bexar County—arguing prosecutors withheld key information about Johanna Reyes, the driver in the San Antonio murder. They alleged Reyes broke bail conditions in 2018, rendering her testimony less credible …