BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Canyon County judge put a convicted rapist and serial convict behind bars for life for a sexual assault on a Nampa woman in August 2009.
Michael Russo has no possibility for parole after Tuesday’s sentence.
The 34-year-old, who served time for felonies dating back to 1994 in neighboring Washington state, was arrested hours after the Aug. 27 assault, then convicted this August in 3rd District Court.
Brian Taylor, the Canyon County prosecutor, called Russo “the worst of the worst” and said the community will be safer with him locked safely in prison for the rest of his life.
In addition to the 2009 rape, Russo has been convicted of four felonies, including rape and burglary in 2005.
Her served 11 years in a Washington prison before his release in 2004, when he moved to Idaho.
