Former middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor has avoided prison time on several felony charges stemming from three separate incidents in Arkansas, including firing a gun at a Martin Luther King Jr. parade.

After his upset win over Bernard Hopkins, Taylor was the unified middleweight champion from 2005 until 2007, and he also won a bronze medal in boxing at the 2000 Olympics.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that a Pulaski County Circuit judge on Friday suspended Taylor's 19-year sentence. That means Taylor won't have to go to prison as long as he stays out of trouble, submits to drug testing and performs 120 hours of community service.

Taylor apologized for his actions in court Friday.

In the first case, Taylor is accused of shooting his cousin outside Taylor's Arkansas residence last August. The second case stems from Taylor opening fire and threatening a family after a Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Little Rock, Arkansas in January. And the third case is related to Taylor beating up a patient at his rehabilitation center.