SC chicken plant saboteur has bond revoked after Clemson game day DUI
The disgruntled former employee who pleaded guilty to remotely dumping dangerous chemicals into a South Carolina chicken plant production line has seen his bond revoked following a DUI arrest after a Clemson football game.
William Jason Taylor was sentenced to six months in prison on Nov. 4 following his admission to sabotaging a plant that did business with his former employer, ChemStation, which provides remotely managed cleaning solutions to industrial facilities. The sentencing judge initially allowed Taylor to remain out on bond until at least Dec. 26, when he would have to self-report to federal prison.
But just days after his sentencing, Taylor was arrested by Clemson University Police and charged with DUI first offense with a blood alcohol content less than 0.10 — the legal limit in South Carolina is 0.08.
The day of Taylor’s arrest, Clemson University was playing Florida State at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium. A description of the incident included in court filings state that on Nov. 8, Taylor was trying to drive out of the Clemson stadium parking lot when he was stopped and questioned by a South Carolina Highway Patrol officer “regarding his sobriety.”
A Clemson University police office then had Taylor complete a field sobriety test. According to court records, Taylor failed the sobriety tests was taken into custody and refused to provide a breath sample. He was released on bond the next day.
On Nov. 17, a warrant was issued for Taylor’s arrest for violation of the conditions of his bond. On Thursday, Taylor’s bond was revoked by federal magistrate judge Kevin McDonald.
Taylor is still scheduled to appear in front of Clemson University Municipal Court for his DUI on Dec. 3, 2025.