Oswego Man Shot By Cops Charged With Striking Deputy in Jail

Taylor J. Cano, an inmate at the Kendall County Jail, was charged with aggravated battery for allegedly striking a corrections deputy on Thursday night, according to the Sheriff's Department.

The 26-year-old from Oswego is in jail for shooting at police in 2015.

In August 2015, Cano made several phone calls to the police indicating that a massacre was going to happen and that he was going to shoot himself in the street, according to a release from the Oswego Police Department. Cano called the police and then hung up several times. At one point, Cano said he had a rifle and would shoot anyone who came to help him.

When officers went to his residence, they found Cano outside his home with a rifle. Cano allegedly raised the rifle toward the officers. According to the release, the man did not comply with orders from the officers who, fearing for their safety, fired at him. Cano was stuck in the the torso and police gave first aid to him. The Oswego Fire Protection District took him to an area hospital for further medical attention.

In addition to two counts of attempted murder, Cano was also charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.

This is not the first time that Cano has allegedly fought with a corrections deputy in the Kendall County Jail. Cano faces charges of throwing feces at a deputy during a November 2016 incident.

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