The BacheloretteSeason 12 alum,James Taylor,has found himself ina legal predicament. Taylor, who competed onJoJo Fletcher’s season of the popular reality dating show, wasarrested in Texas on July 01, 2025, and was charged withassault causing bodily injury and unlawful restraint.
According to records obtained byEntertainment Weekly,Taylor was released the same day after being arrested by the College Station Police on warrantsrelated to an incident that took place on July 05, 2025. He was released on two surety bonds, each costing him $4,000, totaling a whopping $8,000.David Simmons, the College Station Police spokesperson, revealed that the formerreality TV starwas taken “into custody at a local bar.” James Taylor shared in a statement withPEOPLEthathe was practically unharmed in the incident.
Taylor further stated thathe’s a nice guy and would never hurt anybody. According to his statement, the people in question seemed to involve a mother and a daughter.The Bachelorettealumfurther justified his innocence by saying that if anything untoward had happened or if anyone sustained any injuries, he’d beblasted over the internetby now. He also added that the whole incident could’ve beena ploy because the people in question were hungry for fame. James Taylor further explained his standpoint by stating the following incredulously:
“I’m a pretty big guy but I was trying to ‘unlawfully restrain’ a girl and she just … got away?… and walked right to her Uber right outside my house? With NO injuries?”
This Isn’t the First Time James Taylor Has Landed in a Legal Conundrum
The BacheloretteSeason 12 contestant whogot sent home in week sevenhas had his fair share of run-ins with the law. He wasdetained in College Station, Texas, back in 2022fordriving under the influenceand also for the unlawful possession of a weapon.
Local forumKBTXhad also reported that Taylor was arrested for public urination in addition to his DUI at the time. Despite being warned once by authorities, the reality TV contestant hadproceeded to drive while inebriated. To make matters worse, the police report from back then revealedan 18-year-old college freshman seated in the passenger seatwho was evidently not in the right mind to “appraise the benefits and risks of the situation she was in.” Taylor was released on a $6000 bond after this.
Taylor James has also previously been criticized byBachelor Nationfor promoting others to attend the January 6 riot on X (then Twitter) in 2021. Ironically,he himself was not present during the incidentand alleged that the FBI had landed at his parent’s home to inquire about his location. This whole fiasco led to Taylor being “officially exiled” from Bachelor Nation, asMike Fleissshared on X while referring to Taylor as an “idiot jerkoff.”
The BacheloretteSeason 21airs every Monday at 8 p.m. EST onABC. The episode is available to stream the next day onHulu,along with previous seasons of the show.
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