Three siblings indicted for attempted murder of Illinois police officer
Two sisters and their brother are accused of the latest attack on police officers.
Three Illinois residents are facing criminal charges for attempting to murder an Illinois police officer.
“Jennifer Taylor, 24, of Chicago, Sheba Taylor, 26, of Aurora, Paul Sherrod, 28, of Aurora were each charged with attempted first degree murder, aggravated battery and aggravated assault,” according to Fox 32.
“Because of the strangulation and because of the research that we know about how quickly it is for somebody to lose their life as a result of somebody preventing them from being able to breathe, we believe that the proper charge was attempted first degree murder,” a county prosecutor, Jamie Mosser, said during the announcement.
The attempted murder happened during a routine traffic stop. The three siblings tried to kill, according to the criminal charges, the unnamed officer.
According to the Aurora, Illinois police department:
The officer heard a male's voice and then was struck repeatedly in the head from several angles. The rear female passenger placed her forearm around the officer’s neck and applied significant force to his windpipe, causing him to lose the ability to breathe. A short time later, additional officers arrived and placed the subjects into custody.
The officer, who was strangled by the three individuals, has thankfully recovered and is back at work in Aurora.
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