Since an early-November sentencing, things have not improved for the former ChemStation worker convicted of intentionally releasing toxic chemicals into a South Carolina Pilgrim’s Pride facility. On Nov. 4, a judge sentenced William Jason Taylor to six months in federal prison for remotely accessing ChemStation tools and releasing peracetic acid…
Since an early-November sentencing, things have not improved for the former ChemStation worker convicted of intentionally releasing toxic chemicals into a South Carolina Pilgrim’s Pride facility.
On Nov. 4, a judge sentenced William Jason Taylor to six months in federal prison for remotely accessing ChemStation tools and releasing peracetic acid and sodium hydroxide into the poultry plant in August 2023. The sentencing allowed Taylor to remain out on bond until self-reporting to prison on Dec. 26, but on Nov. 8, Taylor was arrested in the Clemson University stadium parking lot after failing a field sobriety test, according to local coverage by The State…