Woman caught after escaping Riverside Regional Jail in 2020 Tanisha Lawanda Taylor (Source: Chesterfield County Sheriff s Office) By NBC12 Newsroom | January 28, 2021 at 9:08 PM EST - Updated January 28 at 9:08 PM
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Law enforcement says a woman who escaped Riverside Regional Jail in 2020 has been arrested.
Authorities arrested Tanisha Lawanda Taylor Thursday morning at Pin Oaks Estates off of Slagle Avenue in Petersburg.
Taylor has been wanted since Nov. 6, 2020, for felony escape from the jail, where she was serving time for three drug-related charges.
In addition to being charged with felony escape, which carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in jail, Taylor was also charged with possession of schedule I/II drugs, a class 5 felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail.