Justice For Taya

Monday, October 7th, an evening that started out with fun and birthday cheer quickly turned into a nightmare for one young lady. Taya Transue was riding with some ‘friends’ to Cherokee to celebrate a birthday but asked to turn back before arrival due to her feeling unsafe. Brandon Shook and Sadie-Mae Lolley proceeded to assault her within an inch of her life. A tequila bottle was presumably used to repeatedly beat her while driving down the highway for hours returning home. She was then left in their vehicle bloody and fading in and out of consciousness while they went into a local bar to decide what to do with her & get chicken tenders TOGO after robbing her of $800 cash and her purse. Taya managed to escape and was found by a kind man that called her a ride to her boyfriend’s house where she was then rushed to the hospital. Surgeons did they best they could to reconstruct her face and fix the four bones these monsters broke in her eye socket. Being out of work for weeks and having medical bills piling up has been stressful enough, not to mention the investigation surrounding her assault & the uncertainty of if she will get any justice in this case. Charlotte has come together to support this girl & now is when she needs us the most. Any and all help would be more than greatly appreciated. Taya is a daughter, a friend and a well-known face in the city. It’s time to help her like she has always helped us.