A Buffalo man will spend up to 25 years in prison following his conviction on charges he severely beat a woman with a shovel last year.
Julian E. Taylor, 32, of Buffalo, was sentenced Monday morning before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges to a determinate sentence of 25 years in prison followed by 5 years of post-release supervision, the maximum term of incarceration for his conviction.
On July 31, 2025, Taylor was involved in a verbal dispute with his girlfriend outside of their shared residence on Greene Street in Buffalo. During the argument, Taylor hit the victim with his hands until she fell onto the driveway. Taylor then attempted to cause the death of the victim by striking her multiple times in the head and body with a shovel before a witness intervened.
Taylor was quickly apprehended by a responding police officer. The victim, a 29-year-old female, was taken by ambulance to Erie County Medical Center where she remained hospitalized for several weeks to receive treatment for serious physical injuries, including multiple skull fractures and injuries to her arms.
This past June, a jury found Taylor guilty of one count of second-degree attempted murder, one count of first-degree assault (Class B violent felonies) and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon (Class D felony). Jurors rendered their decision after approximately six hours of deliberation following a two-day trial, convicting Taylor of all counts in the indictment.
Monday, a final order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim, which remains in effect until July 2058, according to Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane.
He commended Officer Aaron Stenzel, Detective Lauren Sterlace, Detective Nicholas Skalski and Detective Scott Seifert of the Buffalo Police Department for their work in this investigation as well as the Buffalo Fire Department, paramedics, medical personnel, and ECDA victim advocate Alyssa Hewitt.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jordynn-Celeste Harter of the Domestic Violence Bureau.