Crime & Safety
Suspect Pleads Guilty In Knifepoint Home Invasion In Fairfield: Report
The suspect was accused of assaulting a 62-year-old woman and stealing her jewelry and cash, according to police.
FAIRFIELD, CT — The suspect in a 2019 knifepoint home invasion in Fairfield pleaded guilty Monday, and now faces a prison term of 11 years, reported the Connecticut Post.
Bridgeport resident Guilherme Lima-DaSilva, 42, was accused of breaking into the Coventry Lane home of a 62-year-old woman on April 30, 2019, assaulting her, and stealing her jewelry and cash.
Lima-DaSilva was caught that same day, but not before area schools were briefly placed on "secure status" while police searched for him.
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He reportedly pleaded guilty Monday to home invasion, second-degree assault, third-degree assault and first-degree robbery.
Under the plea deal, he will receive the 11-year prison term, followed by probation, when he is sentenced in February.
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