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Suspect of Thursday shooting arraigned after hospital visit

Three days after he is alleged to have tried to kill his ex-girlfriend on Route 220, Adam Nathan Taylor “stumbled” into a hospital on Sunday afternoon.

“I didn’t even know I was wanted,” the man told District Judge William Solomon at his arraignment late Monday afternoon.

Taylor said he has been in a state of “psychosis” for the past 60 days. “I’ve lost track of time,” he told Solomon.

Once at the hospital, Taylor remained in police custody until he was discharged and arraigned.

Taylor faces six felonies, including attempted homicide, aggravated assault, stalking, convicted felon not to possess a firearm, theft and receiving stolen property. Solomon denied Taylor bail on these charges as well as one count of violating a protection from abuse order.

Saying he has been having “hallucinations,” Taylor said “I’m not in good shape,” as two troopers took him to the Lycoming County Prison.

An arrest warrant was issued for Taylor, 47, of 211 W. Sixth Ave., South Williamsport, after he allegedly rammed an SUV being driven by a 43-year-old ex-girlfriend along Route 220 South, around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a state police affidavit.

The alleged victim was traveling south in the left lane of Route 220 near Quenshukeny Road in Linden when she observed a blue Ford F250 in her rearview mirror, immediately recognizing it as belonging to Taylor, who was at the wheel of the vehicle.

Soon after spotting Taylor, the alleged victim heard what she believed to be a rock strike her vehicle.

Shortly after turning northbound at an intersection near Wagner Road, Taylor allegedly rammed the rear of the alleged victim’s vehicle, causing her to lose control and begin to spin, ultimately striking a guardrail. It was at that time that she observed what appeared to be a bullet hole in the windshield of Taylor’s truck, according to the affidavit.

Taylor first passed her, but returned southbound, parking in a grassy median with guide wires separating them.

The alleged victim then observed Taylor attempting to shoulder a hunting style rifle and point it out the window of his truck, state police allege in court filings.

Seeing this, the alleged victim fled her vehicle and attempted to flag down passing motorists for help, at which point Taylor fled the scene.

The alleged victim currently holds a protection from abuse order against Taylor. That order, signed by Lycoming County Judge William Carlucci in November, also bars him from possessing any firearms, the affidavit said.

Police observed blue paint on the bumper of the alleged victim’s vehicle and other front end damage consistent with her account of the crash, according to an affidavit.

Roughly an hour later, state police were notified of a blue pickup truck out front of a residence in the 5000 block of Pine Run Road in Anthony Township, with the caller advising that their red Dodge Ram 3500 was missing.

Police later confirmed the blue truck, with a bullet hole in the front windshield and a spent shell casing on the front passenger floorboard, was Taylor’s.

The Dodge Ram stolen following the incident was recovered Sunday morning in the area of Beaver Lake in Penn Township after being discovered by a civilian, according to an earlier release.

Philip A. Holmes contributed to this report

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