Christopher Taylor back to work with APD, still facing murder charges

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team

Published December 29, 2023 9:04pm CST

Christopher Taylor back to work with APD

APD officer Christopher Taylor is back to work at the department after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his recent murder trial.

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police officer Christopher Taylor is back to work after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his recent murder trial.

APD confirmed that Taylor is doing administrative work with pay.

This is a status consistent with other officers currently under indictment.

Christopher Taylor trial ends in mistrial

The murder trial of APD officer Christopher Taylor has ended in a mistrial after four days of jury deliberations.

Taylor currently has two pending murder charges against him, one for the 2020 death of Mike Ramos and another for killing Dr. Mauris DeSilva while on duty in 2019.

In November, Taylor was tried for the second time in the Ramos case; both resulted in mistrials.

RELATED: New murder trial for APD officer Christopher Taylor set for Sept. 2024

The state intends to retry the Ramos case early next year.

Officer Taylor will be tried in DeSilva's death for the first time next September.