Felon Busted with Machine Gun at Rochester Gas Station Sent to Prison

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Twin Cities man who was caught with a machine gun in Rochester is heading back to prison.

An Olmsted County Jury convicted 32-year-old Richard Larue Taylor of illegal possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a crime of violence, possession of a trigger activator for a machine gun and  misdemeanor fleeing police at the end of a trial in August.

He was arrested and charged in February of 2025.

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St. Paul Man Sentenced to Nearly 9 Years in Prison for Rochester Machine Gun Bust

The charges against the St. Paul man say Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Apprehension Deputies were following Taylor in an attempt to apprehend him on an active warrant…

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