Shawn Jarrett, who lived in Howland, gets 70 years; faces another trial this fall

WARREN

Shawn Jarrett, who served a 30-year prison term in Pennsylvania for the 1982 murder of his female neighbor, 64, in Farrell and robbery of another woman, 58, in Sharon, has been sentenced to at least 70 years in prison for raping and robbing an 85-year-old woman in Grandville, Mich.

Jarrett, 51, was convicted in February in Kent County, Mich., Circuit Court of two counts of criminal sexual conduct and one count of home invasion involving the Grandville woman.

He received two life sentences earlier this month for the rapes and an additional 20 to 40 years for the home invasion.

The life prison sentences carry a minimum of 25 years each, and all three sentences will be served consecutively, meaning he would be eligible for parole only after 70 years, said Chris Becker, chief assistant prosecutor in Kent County.

Jarrett also is charged with the slaying of Berta Reyes, 40, who worked at the same greenhouse with him and was found dead after she disappeared in April 2014. His trial in that case is expected to take place this fall.

Jarrett lived with his parents on Dawson Drive in Howland near Eastwood Mall in January 2013 after he was released from prison in Pennsylvania.

That triggered warnings from Howland Township Police Chief Paul Monroe that area residents should be on alert because of the “homicidal tendencies” Jarret displayed when he committed his 1982 crimes at age 18.

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