Taylor Searcy charged in death of Stephen Walker

Laura Young and Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. At a first appearance proceeding at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, in the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Wakulla County, Judge Brian D. Miller informed Taylor Searcy that he was being charged in the death of Stephen Walker. Walker was killed in an automobile accident on Oct. 29, 2023, when the SUV he was driving on U.S. 98 was hit by a pickup truck driven by Searcy, who had failed to stop at the intersection of Spring Creek Highway and U.S. 98. Walker was transported via life-flight to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Searcy made this first appearance via Zoom, during which Judge Miller stated that he h