Redskins' Taylor May Travel Before Trial

MIAMI (AP) - A judge allowed Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor to travel to training camp, and state prosecutors did not offer a plea deal Tuesday at a court hearing to discuss charges the player pointed a gun during a dispute over an all-terrain vehicle.<br> <br> Taylor and his father appeared at a court hearing during which prosecutors restated they were charging him with a single felony count of aggravated assault with a firearm and a misdemeanor count of simple battery.<br> <br> Taylor was allegedly among a group of people who got into a June 1 armed confrontation over an ATV that Taylor and his associates believed had been stolen. He has filed a written plea of not guilty and could face a maximum of 16 years if convicted on both charges.<br> <br> At Tuesday&#39;s hearing, prosecutors informed Taylor he could plead guilty to the firearm charge for a mandatory minimum sentence of three years - no change from what already had been stated, said Ed Griffith, spokesman for state attorney&#39;s office in Miami-Dade County. Taylor declined. <br> <br> Circuit Judge Mary Barzee allowed Taylor to travel outside of Florida, with no objection from the state. The Redskins&#39; Web site says the first training camp practice is Aug. 1.<br> <br> &#34;He&#39;ll be allowed to go to work,&#34; Taylor&#39;s attorney, Edward Carhart, said Tuesday.<br> <br> The next step would be trial, and a tentative date is set for Sept. 12 - the day after the Redskins open their season. There remains a possibility that the trial could be continued beyond that date.<br> <br> Carhart has said that polygraph results clear his client of wrongdoing. Polygraph results are usually not admissible in court. <br> <br> Taylor has had a string of off-the-field troubles since signing a seven-year, $18 million deal with the Redskins after being drafted in 2004. The Redskins have excused Taylor from further offseason practices and meetings so he can &#34;focus on his personal and legal issues,&#34; the team had said in a statement.<br> <br> Taylor was charged with drunken driving in October after attending a birthday party for receiver Rod Gardner. Those charges were dismissed, but Taylor was convicted for refusing to take a blood-alcohol test. The conviction was later dismissed.<br> <br> Taylor has also fired two agents, was fined for skipping one day of the NFL&#39;s mandatory rookie symposium and was accused of spitting on a player during a game at Cincinnati.<br> <br> He started 13 games last year and recorded 89 tackles, four interceptions, one sack and two forced fumbles.<br> <br> © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.