DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced a Stone Mountain man was convicted of raping a woman, then kidnapping her and her mother.
Michael Tish Mingo Richard was convicted by a jury on Jan. 12 for raping one victim and then trying to kidnap her and her mother on March 6, 2020.
The DA’s office said officers from the DeKalb County Police Department responded to a call about a sexual assault in Stone Mountain around 1 p.m. the day of the incident.
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Investigators went to an apartment complex on Abberly Way, where the victim told them she came home to her apartment to find Richard outside. The two knew each other because he had previously been in a relationship with one of her friends, the DA’s office said.
Richard told the victim that he was having car trouble and asked for help, which she agreed to, but said she had to change clothes first. Richard, according to the investigators, followed her inside. When she entered the kitchen, Richard came up behind her and put a knife to her throat, then zip tied her hands, forced her into a bedroom and assaulted her.