By Associated Press
Birmingham, AL – A federal jury in Tuscaloosa is considering the charges in the bribery trial of contractor Roger Taylor.
Jurors began deliberations Monday afternoon after hearing final arguments by prosecutors and defense attorneys. They are scheduled to resume work on Tuesday.
Taylor is charged with bribing former Alabama two-year college chancellor Roy Johnson by paying $92,286 for appliances, doors and windows, and some contractor costs on a house Johnson built in 2004 in Opelika.
Taylor's firm, Hall-Taylor Construction, got contracts for managing construction projects at two-year colleges during Johnson's tenure as chancellor. Taylor testified the payments were a loan. He faces one count of conspiracy, five counts of bribery and two counts of obstruction of justice.