A man who was found guilty of attempting to rape an elderly woman in her Mayo home received a life sentence Tuesday afternoon following a tense hearing where he continued to deny his involvement in the assault.
A man who was found guilty of attempting to rape an elderly woman in her Mayo home received a life sentence Tuesday afternoon following a tense hearing where he continued to deny his involvement in the assault.
The mother of a newborn girl who was found abandoned in the woods last summer was sentenced this week to serve 18 months in jail, but will have the opportunity to serve out the rest of her sentence in a residential facility if she is successful in a jail-based program.
Paul Daniel Harell, 50, was convicted on home invasion, attempted first- and second-degree rape, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and dangerous weapons counts for the Aug. 13, 2021 incident.
The prosecution started calling witnesses in a jury trial for a man who police said last year broke into a 74-year-old Mayo woman’s home as she slept and attacked her with a knife before attempting to rape her.