Taylor pleads guilty to sending flowers

Terry Taylor of Sisters pleaded guilty to one of five counts of violating a restraining order on Monday, July 29. Four other counts were dismissed.

The incident occurred last March, when Taylor sent his estranged wife flowers. At the time, Taylor was prohibited from any contact with his wife or her two daughters.

Taylor also faces multiple charges of sex abuse of the daughters. He has pled not guilty. Trial on those charges is scheduled for October.

For violating the restraining order, Taylor was sentenced to one day in jail with credit for the day he already spent in jail on the charge; 12 months of probation; $500 compensatory fine to be paid to his wife; and 40 hours of community service, with not less than 16 hours to be served in any one month.

At the trial, Melinda Taylor told the court that she had been forced to "give up our lives in Sisters" and move out of the area because of Terry Taylor's actions, which she claimed included phone calls, driving past her home, and trying to find out where she lived.

Judge Michael Sullivan warned Taylor not to again violate the restraining order.

"If you come back in front of me, it will be a completely different deal," Sullivan said, which could mean six months in jail and a $500 fine.