WILLINGBORO HOMELESS MAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR THE KNIFEPOINT RAPE OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN
" Shawn Midgette Has Plead Guilty To First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault For The July 24, 2020, Rape Of An Woman Who Offered A Ride To Him."
Friday, August 25, 2023, 7:25 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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MOUNT HOLLY, NJ.- Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw reported that a 31-Year-Old Willingboro Homeless Man has Pled Guilty to Sexually Assaulting an Elderly Woman at Knifepoint during the summer of 2020 in Willingboro Township, New Jersey.
In return for the Guilty Plea, The Burlington Prosecutor's Office has recommended that Shawn Midgette, 31, Serve 12 Years in New Jersey State Prison, on The Charge of First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault.
Mr. Midgette, who was Homeless at the time of his arrest in July 2020 was known to stay in the Willingboro Area, also Pled Guilty to Third Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, for Threatening another Woman with a Knife during a separate incident. Midgette will be Sentenced to a Term of 5 Years for the Weapons Offence which will run Concurrently with The Sexual Assault Offense when he is Sentenced. The Pleas were Entered last week before The Honorable Christopher J. Garrenger, who has Scheduled Sentencing for October 27, 2023.
The Guilty Pleas stem from an investigation that began on July 24, 2020, after an Elderly Woman was Sexually Assaulted in her Vehicle by a Man who asked her for a ride as she exited a Pharmacy located on Springside Road in Westhampton, New Jersey. Once in the car, Midgette forced her to Drive to the East Garfield section of Willingboro. Where Midgette Assaulted her and took Cash from her Purse before Fleeing on Foot.
The following day, Mount Holly Police Officers were contacted by a Homeless Woman who said she had been Threatened with a Knife in Monroe Park. The Woman and Mr. Midgette were known to each other. Midgette was Taken into Custody two days later by Members of The Willingboro Police Department at the McDonald's on Beverly Rancocas Road.
FILED UNDER AUGUST 25, 2023: LAW, BURLINGTON: