Jimmy Taylor

Deputy Jimmy Taylor is a character on the American post-apocalyptic drama Jericho. He is played by Bob Stephenson.

Background
Jimmy is one of the few law enforcement officers left in Jericho after the pilot episode. With his partner Bill Erikson, he enforces the law in town. Throughout the series, Jimmy has patrolled with Eric Green. In "Fallout", Jimmy and Bill were stuffed in the trunk of their Ford Crown Victoria police car while two escaped prisoners posed as them. Jimmy was said to have family in Jericho in the pilot episode, but this has not yet been explored further. Jimmy seems very fond of Robert Hawkins and it is not as much vice-versa.

The Walls of Jericho
In the fourth episode, Jimmy tried to recruit Robert Hawkins into the Jericho Sheriff's Department and was successful.

Rogue River
When Jake and Eric were in Rogue River, Jimmy and Gray Anderson questioned Robert Hawkins. While searching the Hawkins home, Jimmy found an FBI badge and ID card, which Hawkins claimed were his. In that same episode, Jimmy tells Darcy Hawkins that he has a son about the same age, comparing his son to Darcy and Robert's son Samuel.

Black Jack
In Black Jack Jimmy and Jake went to check on various towns people after a dramatic tempature drop, When Jake find the dead body of a resident Jimmy says in a soft and compasionate voice, "The tempature dropped so quickly." In the same episode, Jimmy tells Robert Hawkins that a woman was looking for him.

Winter's End
Jimmy returns to the Hawkins' residence to learn about the whereabouts of Sarah but Hawkins is forced to tell him that she left town to "family in New Orleans". Jimmy buys the story after Darcy tells him the same thing. Jimmy learns that she and the kids have moved out of the house and offers for them to stay with his family so they do not have to live at the refugee center.

A.K.A.
In A.K.A. Jimmy tells Jake that he knows that Rob has a fake FBI badge.

Robert Hawkins
Jimmy is very fond of Robert Hawkins.

Trivia

 * Jimmy was born in Jericho
 * He Played football in high school
 * He Knows why Jake left Jericho
 * He has a Son and Daughter