(KRON) — A Salinas Valley State Jail inmate was sentenced to 25 years to life for sexually assaulting a nurse on jail grounds after he advised her he wanted “sexual help,” introduced the Monterey County District Legal professional’s Workplace on Friday. The total incident was captured on surveillance video.
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Tyrone Owens, 41, was sentenced as a third-strike offender, underneath California’s Three Strikes Legislation, for the assault which occurred virtually two years in the past on March 23, 2023, mentioned D.A. Jeannine M. Pacioni. Owens was already serving a seventeen-year sentence for a separate, however comparable incident, the D.A.’s workplace confirmed.
The D.A. mentioned Owens was strolling in a facility of the jail yard when he confronted the nurse, recognized as “Jane Doe,” asking for “help.” Whereas the sufferer was responding, Owens advised her he wanted “sexual help,” then chased, grabbed her, and “tried to put his hand down her pants,” mentioned Pacioni. “Jane Doe” was capable of break away from Owens earlier than jail guards confirmed as much as intervene.
Owens won’t start his life time period till he completes his earlier sentence which began in 2019.
The Monterey County District Legal professional’s Workplace mentioned Investigative Service Unit officers from Salinas Valley State Jail assisted within the case.
