'Unwanted Person' Struggles With Joliet Police During Arrest: English

JOLIET — A 48-year-old man out of Plainfield was one of several Joliet police arrests this past weekend. Now, Sherrod Taylor is being kept in the Will County Jail where he's charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, aggravated assault and resisting a peace officer.

Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said at 10:32 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a house in the 2100 block of Mystic Drive for an unwanted person. The officers learned from the resident that Taylor was intoxicated and was no longer welcome upon the property, English said.

As an officer stood speaking with the complainant, Taylor exited the residence and aggressively approached the complainant, according to police. English said that when the officer tried to intervene, Taylor pushed the officer’s arm away and bumped the officer with his chest. Then, Taylor pushed the officers’ arm away a second time and was then taken into custody following a struggle in which Taylor attempted to resist arrest, according to police.

Taylor kicked the same officer while being placed into the squad car, English said.