Longview Parolee Accused of Attacking His Wife

LONGVIEW – Longview police have arrested a parolee after his wife accused him of choking her and pulling out her hair during an argument. Currently being held in the Gregg County Jail, without bond, is Darrin Dexter Taylor, 45, of Greggton. Arriving officers reported seeing red, swollen marks on the woman’s throat and pieces of the victim’s hair with roots still attached. The officers said there were portions of the victim’s scalp that were reddened and bare. At the time of the incident, Taylor was out on parole following a 20-year prison sentence he incurred in 2001 for aggravated robbery in Gregg County.