Aurora Man Gets 3 Years For Aggravated Battery To Officer

AURORA, IL — An Aurora man, one of three siblings found guilty in connection to a 2021 attack on an Aurora police officer, was sentenced to three years in prison for his conviction of several felonies, according to officials at the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.

Paul Sherrod Taylor, of the 600 block of Elmwood Drive in Aurora, was found guilty in January 2024 of aggravated battery to a police officer, threatening a public official and aggravated assault of a police officer, all felonies. The 32-year-old was also convicted of one misdemeanor charge of resisting a peace officer.

His sisters, Jennifer M. Taylor and Sheba A. Taylor, were each sentenced in April to 120 days of imprisonment at the Kane County jail, 200 hours of community service and four years of probation.

Paul is eligible for day-for-day sentencing and receives credit for the three days spent in the Kane County jail. He was also ordered to pay all appropriate fines, fees and costs.

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The June 21, 2021, traffic violation began with Officer Joaquin Miranda pulling over a Toyota Camry, driven by Paul, for disobeying a stop sign.

After Paul pulled the car into a private driveway, the officer approached it when, within seconds, now-29-year-old Sheba exited the car and refused to get back in despite Miranda's order. Paul, now 32, was next to exit and "aggressively approached and threatened" the officer, also refusing to re-enter, according to a news release.

Miranda attempted to handcuff Paul when the man shoved the officer and fled. A foot pursuit ensued, during which the man "aggressively faced off with the officer by putting up his fists and commencing a fighting stance while yelling at the officer to 'keep running, boy,'" officials said.

Prosecutors said the policeman decided not to engage with Paul until backup officers arrived. As he turned to walk toward his squad car, the sisters attacked him and actively resisted arrest while repeatedly hitting Miranda.

As the sisters attacked the officer, Paul called 911 and threatened the dispatcher he'd "'kill' the officer unless police arrived immediately," prosecutors revealed. Officials said the dispatcher could hear him screaming, "I'm going to kill you, b----" to Miranda.

The officers who responded as reinforcement had to forcibly remove the sisters from Miranda's body — Sheba sat on the officer's chest and neck while simultaneously being held down by Jennifer, now 26, officials said.