Arrest Made in a Palestine Murder Case

PALESTINE – An arrest has been made in the murder of 46 year old Ricki Deann Taylor of Palestine. The police department, on their Facebook page, announced they have arrested her ex-husband, Andrew Glenn Taylor, 50, and charged him with murder. He is currently in the Anderson County Jail under a $1 million bond. Detectives got a search warrant for Taylor on Friday and he was arrested, without incident, at his home on Magnolia Street. The body of the woman was found Friday night, June 23rd, in a remote location between Grapeland and Latexo in Houston County. She was last seen last Wednesday night, June 21th, and reported missing the following day. Her blue Ford pickup was found in Willie Myers Park in Palestine. The autopsy report said she died from a gunshot wound to the head.