City officials and business owners say they are surprised to learn that a Fort Pierce city commissioner was arrested in connection to a multi-state child exploitation investigation.
James Taylor, 38, of Fort Pierce, was arrested Thursday morning after a traffic stop.
The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s office said the investigation began in August 2024 when Evanston, Illinois, police received a report from the mother of a 13-year-old girl. The mother said her daughter, who was 12 years old when the communications began, had been contacted by a man via Snapchat…