Aurora man and his 2 sisters sentenced to prison for beating police officer during traffic stop

AURORA, sick. - An Aurora man was sentenced to prison for threatening and beating a police officer in 2021.Paul Sherrod Taylor, 32, was convicted earlier this year of aggravated battery of a police officer, threatening a public official, aggravated assault of a police officer and resisting a peace officer.On June 21, 2021, Aurora Police Officer J. Miranda conducted a traffic stop on a silver Toyota Camry after observing it disobeying a stop sign.The vehicle was driven by Taylor. His sisters, Jennifer Taylor and Sheba Taylor, were passengers in the vehicle.After parking in a private driveway, Officer Miranda approached the driver and within seconds, Sheba Taylor exited the vehicle and refused to get back in – despite Officer Miranda's legal order to do so. .Sheba Taylor then approached aggressively and threatened the officer, prosecutors said.Officer Miranda then ordered Sherrod Taylor to get back into the vehicle, which he refused to do.Officer Miranda then attempted to handcuff Sherrod Taylor for obstructing a peace officer. However, Sherrod Taylor shoved him and ran away.Officer Miranda engaged in a foot chase with Sherrod Taylor, and at one point, Sherrod Taylor stopped, turned, and aggressively confronted the officer by raising his fists in a stance. fight while yelling at the officer to “keep running, boy.” "Officer Miranda decided not to interact with Sherrod Taylor until backup officers arrived, prosecutors said.As Officer Miranda turned to head towards his patrol car, he was greeted by Jennifer and Sheba Taylor, who attacked him.As Officer Miranda attempted to take control of Sheba Taylor to arrest her for obstruction, the two sisters resisted and punched him several times.As the sisters attacked Officer Miranda, Sherrod Taylor called 911 and threatened the officer to a 911 dispatcher, repeatedly stating that he would "kill" him unless the police arrived immediately .He could also be heard during the 911 call repeatedly yelling, "I'm going to kill you, bitch" at Officer Miranda.Aurora officers arrived on scene and observed Sheba Taylor sitting on Officer Miranda's chest and neck while being held down by Jennifer Taylor.The sisters had to be physically removed from Agent Miranda's body by other agents.Jennifer and Sheba Taylor were each sentenced to 120 days in the Kane County Jail, 200 hours of community service and four years of probation in April of this year.Sherrod Taylor was sentenced to three years in prison by the Illinois Department of Corrections. He is subject to a day-to-day sentence.Taylor must pay all appropriate fines, fees and charges. He also receives credit for 3 days served in the Kane County Jail.