RadioOnFire.com - International Boxing Federation middleweight Jermain Taylor is spiraling out of control and either needs to locked up or get psychiatric help at once.
The 36-year old fighter was arrested on Monday, January 19, and charged with with five counts of aggravated assault, three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, and possession of marijuana, according to KATV.
Taylor is accused of going nuts at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Little Rock, Arkansas after a child he let hold one of his title belts accidentally dropped it.
40-year old Toya Smith told The Associated Press that Taylor threatened to kill her and her three children, all under the age of 6. He then pulled out a gun and threatened to kill Smith's husband.
"He put (the gun) up against his temple, I jumped in front of it and it went off up into the air," injuring her husband's ear, Smith said. "He was going to shoot him, but I saw it, he was going to kill him and I had to hit the gun."
Smith tried to leave the scene, but Taylor pointed his gun towards her car, cursed and said he could care less about her or her children.
"He was pointing at the kids, so I jumped in front of him again and said `Please don't shoot my kids,'" Smith said.
The boxer was released from police custody after posting $50,000 bond.
In addition to this latest incident, Taylor is facing charges of first degree battery and making terroristic threats after being accused of shooting his cousin, Tyrone Hinton, inside his home in August 2014. Taylor pleaded not guilty in December. His trial in that case is set to begin in June.
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