An Aurora woman was arrested overnight after reportedly holding a knife to her husband’s throat and setting fire to his clothes.

Rosanda Taylor

At 1 a.m. Sunday, May 5, Aurora police officers were sent to investigate a report of a person with a weapon inside a residence in the 00-50 block of North Kendall Street.

Responding officers were advised that Rosanda Taylor was inside her home there, armed with a knife, and was “destroying the residence.”

The caller, Taylor’s 37-year-old husband of that same address, then informed police that Taylor had left the residence in a blue Chevrolet Malibu.

Upon arrival, officers saw heavy smoke coming from the residence and located a fire inside a bedroom. The husband and their small children, ages five months and 12 years managed to escape the home prior to police arrival.

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Aurora Fire Department was dispatched and managed the fire, which was reportedly set by Taylor during an argument with her husband over suspected infidelities.

According to investigators, Taylor brandished a knife and at one point held it against her husband’s throat before going into a bedroom and setting his clothes on fire.

The husband received a small cut to his left hand, but no other injuries were reported to him or the children. He was treated and released at the scene by AFD medics.

Taylor was later located at her overnight place of employment, in the 2200 block of West Galena Boulevard in Aurora. She was taken into custody without further incident and ultimately charged with the following:

• Aggravated Domestic Battery, a Class 4 felony
• Aggravated Arson, a Class X Felony

Taylor was transported to the Kane County Jail to await arraignment.

SOURCE: Aurora Police Department news release