Woman Charged With Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer

A 24-year-old Elgin woman has been arrested for aggravated battery to a police officer following a traffic stop this past week.

Cheryl Wyde, of 327 McClure in Elgin, was pulled over at 10:55 a.m. on Dec. 1 at Kirk Road and Fox Chase Drive where an officer learned she had an active warrant for failure to appear on a burglary charge and was also driving with a suspended license, according to a St. Charles Police Department press release.

The officer told her to shut off her car because she had put the vehicle into gear and was attempting to leave. She turned the car back on and started to drive away. As she was starting the car, the officer reached in to unlock and open the door. Wylde pulled on the door and drove away at a high rate of speed causing the door to slam on the officer’s arm, according to the news release.

Wylde attempted to turn onto Majestic Oaks Drive to evade arrest. She took the turn too fast and crashed onto a median, according to the news release.

She was taken into custody and has been charged with Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer, a class 2 felony; Resisting or Obstructing a Police Officer, a class A misdemeanor; Fleeing/Eluding a Peace Officer, a class A misdemeanor; Driving While License Suspended, a class A misdemeanor; Suspended Registration/Non- Insurance, Operating Uninsured Vehicle and Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident.

The officer received an injury to his elbow and wrist. The officer had pain in his arm from the incident but is not expected to miss any duty time, according to the news release.