Prison Sentence Determined For Aurora Man Who Battered Police In August 2024: Mosser

AURORA, IL — An Aurora man was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for battering a police officer in August 2024, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office said.

A jury convicted Zackery L. Moore on Dec. 2, 2025, of aggravated battery to a peace officer, causing great bodily harm, and resisting a peace officer, a misdemeanor. Judge D.J. Tegeler handed Moore, now 36, his prison term in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

On Aug. 6 the prior year, the Aurora Police Department received a 911 call about a suspicious person pacing north and south along North Farnsworth Avenue near the intersection with Coolidge Avenue. When an officer found the man, identified as Moore, he "gave him multiple lawful orders to stop, which Moore ignored," State's Attorney Jamie Mosser, who helped prosecute the case, wrote in a news release.

The officer attempted to grab Moore to stop him, and Moore struck the officer's face before fleeing eastbound on Coolidge Avenue, Mosser said. The officer was injured and bleeding and later taken to a hospital to be treated for multiple facial fractures, according to the release.

Additional officers responded to a call for backup, and they found Moore near Parkside Avenue. He was taken into custody and detained in the Kane County jail, pending trial.

On Jan. 23, 2025, Moore battered another officer, this time from the Kane County Sheriff's Office. The incident sprang from Moore refusing to be locked in his jail cell after returning from a court hearing, officials said. Moore acted agitated, called officers derogatory slurs and refused repeated orders from officers, according to Mosser.

Moore then pushed his cell door open, grabbed an officer by the waist and underarm, and pushed the officer into a table. He stopped once he was stunned with a taser, Mosser said.

"Moore's actions were a direct attack on the men and women who risk their lives every day to protect this community," Mosser said in a statement. "Throughout this case, he showed no remorse for his conduct, and today's sentence reflects the seriousness of that violence. Police officers must be able to carry out their duties without being assaulted, and our office will always stand firmly behind them when they are harmed in the line of duty."

She continued: "I was proud to personally prosecute this case to make it clear that the safety of our officers is a priority for this office."

Moore is eligible for day-for-day sentencing and received credit for the 576 days he served in the Kane County jail.