A jury has convicted a Lothian man on all counts in a home invasion and attempted rape trial related to a late-night break-in at an elderly Mayo woman’s home last summer. A jury issued the verdict Wednesday afternoon following five days of testimony against 50-year-old Paul Harrell, according to a State’s Attorney’s office spokesperson. Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said in a statement that “justice was served” by the guilty verdict, expressing thanks to witnesses and Anne Arundel officers who identified Harell’s vehicle, where detectives located a receipt from an urgent care clinic for injuries believed to be from the struggle. The receipt, coupled with the DNA samples, were “crucial evidence,” she said. A date for Harrell to be sentenced has yet to be set.
