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Paul Anthony Neuman, 33, of Lakeport, was arrested by Lake County Sheriff's deputies in March on a $2 million Idaho warrant, as Lake County News has reported.
Neuman's arrest in Lake County came the same month as he was indicted by the grand jury in Ada County, Idaho, according to a report from the office of Ada County Prosecutor Greg H. Bower.
On Aug. 18, Neuman entered a guilty plea to one count of robbery and one count of rape before Judge Thomas Neville in Ada County Court, according to Bower.
Neuman admitted to entering the Herb Tree Store in Meridian, Idaho, on Dec. 10, 2010. Wearing a mask, Neuman allegedly produced a gun and then robbed and raped the female store clerk just as the store was closing, according to Bower.
Bower said that immediately after the rape and robbery the female victim reported the crimes to police but was unable to provide a physical description of the assailant because of the mask and dark clothing.
DNA from the sexual assault kit was recovered and placed in the nationwide CODIS databank. Bower's report said that in January of this year, the state of Idaho received notice that a match to the DNA had been obtained out of California.
Meridian law enforcement was able to identify Neuman as the source of the DNA CODIS identification. Bower said law enforcement officials took a DNA sample from Neuman and verified that the DNA from the sexual assault was his.
After Neuman pleaded guilty to the robbery and rape charges last week, the prosecution dismissed the remaining charges in the case, according to Bower.
Bower said Neuman will be sentenced Oct. 17.
According to Idaho statute, both rape and armed robbery are punishable by life in prison at the discretion of the judge.
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