Utah
Man released from Utah prison after 24 years arrested in new rape investigation
A person who served greater than twenty years within the Utah State Jail on a rape conviction is now needed in a brand new rape investigation a bit greater than a month after being paroled. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret Information)
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TAYLORSVILLE — A person who police say walked away from a midway home and raped a girl in her dwelling has been arrested.
On Tuesday, Taylorsville police requested for the general public’s assist finding Christopher Browning, 43, who was lately paroled from the Utah State Jail after serving greater than twenty years for a rape conviction, however who they in say is now a suspect in a brand new rape investigation.
About 8 p.m. Tuesday, a Taylorsville spokeswoman introduced that Browning had been taken into custody by Salt Lake Metropolis police and could be handed over to Taylorsville police for questioning.
Browning was convicted of rape in 1998 when he was 18. He was then sentenced as much as life within the Utah State Jail, in line with court docket data.
He was paroled Dec. 6, 2022, after spending 24 years in jail. However on Jan. 18, brokers with Grownup Probation and Parole issued a warrant for his arrest for allegedly violating the situations of his parole. Police say Browning allegedly walked away from the midway home the place he was assigned to reside.
That very same day, Taylorsville police say Browning attacked and raped a girl inside her dwelling. Browning and the girl have been beforehand acquainted with one another, however weren’t in a relationship.