By Phil Helsel
Police said she suffered severe burns to her upper body, and she was reported to be in critical condition at a hospital burn unit Tuesday.
Taylor was arrested Monday evening after a traffic stop on charges of attempted murder, malicious maiming and other counts, police said in a statement.
He appeared in court Tuesday and was to be assigned a court-appointed attorney, NBC affiliate WITN reported, and is being held in lieu of $2 million bail. It was not immediately clear Tuesday night who that attorney is.
A bystander, Kenyari Fields, told WITN Monday that "it was just a very eerie situation," and that he heard screams during the attack.
About an hour before the officer was flagged down Monday morning, police believe Taylor forced his way into a home of a relative and tried to set a fire inside. No one was home, and the fire extinguished itself before the resident returned, police said. WITN reported that the fire was set at Taylor's mother's home.
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