The Aurora, IL Police Department charged three suspects, a male and two females, on Tuesday after an incident in which a police officer was allegedly beaten and strangled.
All three suspects are currently in custody, with the bail set for both women at $50,000 each. The man's bail has been set at $75,000.
Sisters Jennifer Taylor and Sheba Taylor, aged 24 and 26 years respectively, and Paul Sherrod, aged 28 years, were each charged with one count of aggravated battery, resisting or obstructing a police officer causing injury, and aggravated assault of a police officer, according to Fox News.
An unnamed male officer was the alleged victim of the three. The officer stopped a vehicle for making a rolling stop in the area near West Aurora High School. Sherrod was allegedly driving and the Taylor sisters were both passengers.
After the stop, one of the women got out of the car. She ignored the officer's orders to get back into the vehicle. She was informed by the officer that she was under arrest, at which point Sherrod, who had been cursing at the officer during the traffic stop, also got out of the car. At this point Sherrod allegedly threatened the officer.
The officer told Sherrod he was also under arrest, at which point Sherrod fled on foot, and the officer gave chase. The women chased the officer.
Once they were in proximity, the situation quickly escalated, with both women and then Sherrod allegedly repeatedly punching the officer. At one point, one of the women allegedly had the officer in a chokehold, cutting off his oxygen.
Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman released the following statement, "Our Aurora police officers are entrusted with keeping our community safe from harm. I am at a loss of words when an officer is physically attacked from something that would have been a simple traffic ticket. We will not allow our city to become a place where criminals feel emboldened, and lawlessness ensues."
A similar statement by Richard Irvin, the mayor of Aurora. "This type of lawlessness and violence against our police officers cannot and will not be tolerated. This was an act of malice and cowardice and I will absolutely seek that the perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Let's keep this officer in our prayers as the officer makes a full and complete recovery."
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