Prince George's staffer says county communications director punched her in face
A county staffer says communications director Sharon R. Taylor punched her at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building, leaving a black eye and putting Braveboy’s new administration under scrutiny.
A Prince George’s County staffer says the county executive’s communications director punched her in the face at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building in Largo, leaving her with a black eye and turning an internal workplace dispute into a test of county oversight.
Court documents identify the former spokesperson as Sharon R. Taylor. The complaint alleges that on March 20, Taylor placed her right hand on the other worker’s face and pushed hard enough to cause a contusion of the left eye, described as a black eye. WUSA9 reported the dispute involved two employees and was over before police arrived.
Prince George’s County police spokesperson Brian Fischer said the matter remains an open case. Fischer also said Taylor is no longer employed by Prince George’s County. WUSA9 reported that Taylor was served a summons to appear in court and was not arrested.
The allegation lands inside a newly installed administration. Aisha N. Braveboy was elected county executive on June 3, 2025, and sworn in on June 19, 2025, after serving six years as Prince George’s County state’s attorney. That timeline makes the case an early test of how her office handles accusations involving senior aides and whether county leaders move quickly enough when misconduct is alleged near the top of government.
The stakes are more than political. Under Maryland law, second-degree assault is a misdemeanor that can carry up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $2,500, or both. Even a fight that appears brief can carry serious legal exposure when it happens inside a government building and involves public employees.
Prince George’s County also has an Office of Ethics and Accountability and a Board of Ethics, both of which are designed to handle ethics-related oversight and help flag fraud, abuse, and illegal acts. Those offices now sit alongside the police investigation as residents look for a clear account of who knew what, when the county learned of the allegation, and whether senior staff are being held to the same standard as anyone else in county government.
The case has become a credibility issue for an administration that has already been under pressure to show tighter control over its own institutions. For county employees and residents alike, the question is whether a serious allegation inside the Wayne K. Curry building will be handled as a one-off personnel matter or as a measure of how seriously county leaders police conduct close to power.
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