Donnie Taylor, Interstate Kidnapping, Delaware 2025

Wilmington Man Sentenced to 144 Months for Interstate Kidnapping

WILMINGTON, Del. – Julianne E. Murray, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that the Honorable Richard G. Andrews sentenced Donnie Taylor, 21, to a period of 144 months of incarceration on July 11, 2025, for his role in an interstate kidnapping.

According to the court documents, in the early hours of October 17, 2022, Donnie Taylor, of Wilmington, Delaware, conspired with an unnamed juvenile and Kyaire Finch to lure the victim to a New Castle parking lot on the promise of sex. Once there, Taylor and Finch punched the victim in the head and robbed him of his wallet and cell phone. They then used a banking application on the victim’s cell phone to transfer $1,400 from the victim to themselves.

Finch then restrained the victim in the back seat of a vehicle while Taylor drove the group across state lines to the victim’s home in Pennsylvania. Once they arrived at the victim’s Pennsylvania apartment complex, Finch continued to restrain the victim in the parking lot while Taylor and the unnamed juvenile coconspirator invaded the victim’s apartment.

Before Taylor and the juvenile coconspirator returned to the parking lot, the victim broke free from Finch and Finch fled the area. Inside the apartment, Taylor encountered and assaulted a second victim, causing lacerations to his face and head. Taylor and the juvenile coconspirator stole $865 and various items, such as a Sony PlayStation 5, from the apartment.

Taylor then fled to Delaware after escaping a miles-long pursuit with the Pennsylvania State Police. After they returned to Delaware, Taylor then assaulted a 68-year-old woman, stole her keys, and then stole her vehicle. Taylor and the juvenile coconspirator then fled to Georgia in the stolen vehicle.

While on the lam, Taylor wrote a “Fugitive to-do list” on his phone, reminding himself to “get a new phone. Burner phone.” On October 20, 2022, Taylor engaged in a high-speed chase with Georgia State Police in the stolen vehicle, nearly causing a crash and running red lights.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, the FBI, state, and local authorities worked together to apprehend Taylor and bring him to justice. Donnie Taylor’s crime spree left a trail of violence and destruction across multiple states.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant – Donnie Taylor; Crime – Interstate Kidnapping; City and State – Wilmington, Delaware; Exact Date – October 17, 2022; Sentence – 144 months; Dollar Amount – $1,400; Additional Information – Taylor also stole a Sony PlayStation 5 and assaulted multiple victims.

Related Federal Cases