Rockford fugitive caught for drug dealing and illegal weapons possession

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A fugitive from Rockford was caught Friday and is now under suspicion of drug dealing and illegal weapons possession.

Mikieon Taylor-Jones, 29, previously served a prison sentence for a 2016 shooting.

Court records show he was sentenced to 5 years in prison (with credit for a year and a half served) after accepting a plea deal for reduced charges, of aggravated discharge of a weapon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, in 2021. He was released on parole in August 2024…

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