The federal government will seek life imprisonment for a Tennessee man who rolled into the Wytheville post office a few days before Christmas 2009, fired three shots, and took three hostages.
Warren Taylor pleaded guilty to several charges in connection to the standoff.
He was scheduled to be sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, but court records show his defense attorney asked for and was granted a continuance due to "family health" reasons.
No new sentencing date has been set.
Earlier this month, federal prosecutors filed papers seeking a life sentence for Taylor, mostly because of his violent criminal history, according to the documents.
Taylor's criminal activity spanned most of the '80s and '90s, according to the paperwork.
Prior convictions included one for shooting his ex-wife three times and two incidents of sexually abusing minors.
In its "sentencing memorandum," the federal government revealed several new details about the case, including one of Taylor's bullets "barely missing" the Wytheville postal director and Taylor making a female hostage sit "on his knee" at gunpoint for much of the standoff.
Court documents also reveal Taylor brought four guns and 165 rounds of ammunition to Wytheville on his trip from Tennessee.
You can see much more on this story tonight on WSLS 10 On Your Side at 5:30 p.m.
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