3/13/13 - A Genoa Township man has been sentenced to prison following his conviction for what authorities called a random home invasion and sexual assault. 23-year-old Brandon Michael Thompson was ordered to serve between 7 and 20 years in prison this morning for his earlier no contest pleas to 1st degree home invasion and 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct. He was given credit for 482 days already served. Thompson was also sentenced to a two to 5 year term for his no contest plea to malicious destruction of a building less than $1,000. Thompson was charged after his arrest in November of 2011 at a home on Court Street in the Brighton Village mobile home park. Authorities say he forced his way into the home by prying open the back door and then entered the bedroom of the victim, a 22-year-old woman. She told police that she awakened to find a man molesting her and started screaming, which woke up others inside of the home who then came to her assistance. Thompson fled but was later identified by detectives. He lived in the nearby Sylvan Glen mobile home park, but had relatives residing in Brighton Village. (JK)
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