A man who attacked a 78-year-old woman as she walked her dog in Broomfield was sentenced Friday to 52 years in prison.
Donald McMillian, 44, pleaded guilty in June to first-degree assault of an at-risk victim, second-degree kidnapping with a deadly weapon and attempted sexual assault as part of a plea agreement that called for the 52-year sentence, according to the district attorney’s office.
The victim and her family agreed to the plea and stipulated sentence to keep the victim from having to relive her trauma at a trial, said Amy Petri Beard, senior deputy district attorney.
The attack happened in March 2018 near the victim’s home. She was beaten, stabbed and sexually assaulted at a pedestrian underpass at Sheridan Boulevard and Highland Park Drive, according to the release. McMillian held a knife to the victim’s throat and threatened to kill her.
The victim has told the judge: “I believed I was going to die that day,” according to the release.
Prosecutors are seeking to have McMillian, who has five prior felony convictions, designated a sexually violent predator. Broomfield District Judge Don Quick is expected to issue a written ruling on the designation in a few weeks.
