Taylorsville Man Jailed For Second-Time This Month

A Taylorsville man has been arrested for the second-time this month. On Wednesday, Richard Scott Hornsby was taken into custody by the Office of Probation and Parole and the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. He’s charged with felony probation violation and violating a domestic violence protection order. He’s being held without bond in the Alexander County Jail.

Hornsby was detained on January 2nd for felony disclosure of private adult images. The charge involves the distribution of explicit adult images. The suspect was given a one-year Alleghany County suspended sentence in February, 2024 for possession of a firearm by a felon. Hornsby has previous convictions for felony breaking and entering in Stokes County.

His next court date is January 27th .

Photo: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office