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Washington Pearson, 56, was found guilty by a Suffolk County jury of:
- Armed assault in a dwelling
- Armed robbery
- Assault with intent to rape
- Indecent assault and battery
- Two counts of strangulation
- Larceny from a building
- Armed breaking and entering during the daytime putting a person in fear
On Oct. 24, 2022, Pearson used a screwdriver to break into the apartment of two women on the Arborway in Jamaica Plain, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office said.
Armed with the screwdriver, Pearson strangled one of the women until she was unconscious in her living room. She found her pants and underwear had been removed before she regained consciousness, according to the DA.
Pearson strangled her again and ran off with her phone, jewelry, and some of her roommate's things.
Pearson was nabbed by US Marshalls in Virginia in November 2022, the DA said.
He represented himself. He is set to be sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m.
Pearson is a prison frequent flyer. He has 197 charges on his record since 1987 and was living in a residential reentry program in the Fenway at the time of the attack, according to officials.
He was released from prison in July on habitual offender convictions in Middlesex and Norfolk counties.
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