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Akron, Ohio —
An Akron jury has found James Winchester, 26, of Kline Avenue in Akron, guilty of rape, a felony of the first degree, and kidnapping, a felony of the second degree, according to Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh.
In the early hours of July 17, 2011, Winchester and another man drove up to a female teenager and offered her a ride as she walked to her grandmother’s house. The girl declined and continued walking. Winchester stopped the SUV he was driving, got out of the car, grabbed the girl’s wrist and shoved her into the car.
After dropping off his friend, Winchester took the girl to a nearby abandoned house, where he raped her in front of the SUV. Then Winchester pushed the girl out of the vehicle on Copley Road and drove away. The girl walked to her grandmother’s and went to the hospital later that morning. Winchester was identified months later when the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation matched DNA from the rape kit to DNA in the Combined Index DNA System (CODIS).
Judge Tom Teodosio will sentence Winchester on at 1 p.m. Aug. 3.
An Akron jury has found James Winchester, 26, of Kline Avenue in Akron, guilty of rape, a felony of the first degree, and kidnapping, a felony of the second degree, according to Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh.
In the early hours of July 17, 2011, Winchester and another man drove up to a female teenager and offered her a ride as she walked to her grandmother’s house. The girl declined and continued walking. Winchester stopped the SUV he was driving, got out of the car, grabbed the girl’s wrist and shoved her into the car.
After dropping off his friend, Winchester took the girl to a nearby abandoned house, where he raped her in front of the SUV. Then Winchester pushed the girl out of the vehicle on Copley Road and drove away. The girl walked to her grandmother’s and went to the hospital later that morning. Winchester was identified months later when the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation matched DNA from the rape kit to DNA in the Combined Index DNA System (CODIS).
Judge Tom Teodosio will sentence Winchester on at 1 p.m. Aug. 3.
