A Vermilion County Circuit Court jury has convicted a woman on Aggravated Battery to a Peace Officer for intentionally coughing on two Danville Police Officers. Evidence during the trial indicated Kylie M. Taylor, formerly of Danville, told the officers she had recently been quarantined for Covid-19. Taylor also told the officers that she hoped both would become infected with the virus, according to Vermilion County State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy.
The evidence showed the officers were in the process of placing Taylor in handcuffs during a domestic disturbance on April 26, 2020 when she intentionally coughed on them.
Associate Judge Mark Goodwin presided over the jury trial and will sentence Taylor on August 25th, 2021.
‘’Despicable acts of violence committed against our Law Enforcement Officers will not be tolerated in Vermilion County,’’ said Lacy in a news release.
