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Man sentenced to 40 years in prison after attacking female jogger in McKinney

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of aggravated robbery, the Collin County District Attorney’s office announced Monday.

Stephon Washington was convicted June 30 of using a knife to rob a woman who was jogging at Towne Lake Park in McKinney last July, according to court records. Washington has since appealed his conviction, court records show.

“Women should feel as safe as men to enjoy outdoor exercise without fear of a knife-wielding stranger’s violent attack,” said Collin County district attorney Greg Willis. “This verdict helps protect our citizens from a female predator bent on continuing to terrorize women.”

The victim, whose identity was not released, was jogging on the morning of July 10, 2021 when Washington approached her from behind, placed a knife to her throat and dragged her to a public restroom, the district attorney’s office said.

He threw her onto the floor and demanded that she take off her shirt and give him money, according to the district attorney’s office. During the incident, Washington dropped the knife and cut his hand.

Before fleeing, he told the woman to “consider yourself lucky,” the district attorney’s office said.

Washington was arrested by McKinney police later that day using DNA from the crime scene.

Two other felony charges in Denton County were introduced during the punishment phase of Washington’s trial, according to the district attorney’s office. In 2019, Washington assaulted a female motel housekeeper with a gun after following her into a room that she was cleaning.

Last June, Washington broke into a home after a man left for work, leaving his wife and two daughters inside, the district attorney’s office said. Washington entered the house through a window and walked into the master bedroom and claimed to be a police officer investigating home break-ins.

He told the mother to send the two daughters to their rooms and wrapped his arms around the mother. She broke free and called 911, the district attorney’s office said. Police found his fingerprint on the window.

Both charges are pending in Denton County, the district attorney’s office said.

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