An Aurora man is headed to state prison for 6½ years after a jury found he brutalized two officers in separate incidents that started on a city sidewalk and ended inside the county jail.
Prosecutors said Zackery L. Moore, 36, of Aurora was convicted of aggravated battery of a police officer and resisting arrest in connection with an August 2024 street confrontation that left an Aurora officer with multiple facial fractures, as well as a January 2025 attack on a Kane County sheriff’s officer inside the jail. Moore will receive credit for 576 days already spent in the Kane County jail and is eligible for day-for-day good-conduct credit under Illinois law.
Police said the first attack happened on Aug. 6, 2024, after a 911 caller reported a suspicious person pacing along North Farnsworth Avenue near Coolidge Avenue. When an officer tried to stop Moore, prosecutors said he punched the officer in the face and took off running before he was taken into custody near Parkside Avenue, as reported by FOX 32 Chicago.
Authorities said the second incident unfolded months later inside the Kane County jail. After a court appearance on Jan. 23, 2025, Moore allegedly refused to lock down, grabbed a jail officer and drove him into a table until deputies used a Taser to regain control. A jury convicted Moore on Dec. 2, 2025, and on Friday a judge imposed the 6½-year sentence, according to FOX 32 Chicago. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser called Moore’s conduct “a direct attack on the men and women who risk their lives every day to protect this community,” and Aurora Police Chief Matt Thomas said the case shows how quickly routine calls can turn dangerous.
How Time Behind Bars Is Counted
Illinois law allows prisoners to earn day-for-day good-conduct credit that can reduce the actual time they spend behind bars, but those credits are calculated and applied by the Department of Corrections rather than by the sentencing judge. As outlined by the Illinois Department of Corrections, statutory and compensatory credits are used to adjust release dates, and the Illinois Supreme Court has described earned-credit systems as an administrative function in decisions such as People v. Dorsey.
What Prosecutors Said and What Comes Next
The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said the prison term reflects the seriousness of assaults on officers and noted that Moore showed no remorse during the case. Court records indicate Moore will receive credit for 576 days served in the Kane County jail. He will be transferred to the Illinois Department of Corrections to serve the remainder of his sentence and will be subject to routine administrative reviews for any earned-credit reductions while incarcerated.
