Following an internal investigation by Green Hills property owner Sam Mars, Taylor was arrested on May 13 by Middlesboro Police Dept., from Green Hills Memorial Gardens in Middlesboro. She is charged with stealing flowers and grave decorations from several plots at the cemetery.
According to the Bell County Circuit Court Clerk’s office, Taylor told Honorary Judge Robert Costanzo that she didn’t understand the charges against her.
Costanzo advised Taylor to speak with an attorney regarding her rights and legal obligations. He also granted her a continuation (or later court date). She will appear in court again June 16 at 9 a.m.
The headline misleads us into believing that that Opal Taylor is a grave robber. As far as I know there were no graves dug up with items stolen from inside the coffin.