Florida man sentenced to life in 2021 sexual assault, armed kidnapping case: state attorney

Escambia County, Florida (WKRGMore) — A circuit court judge sentenced a Florida man to 35 years in prison Thursday, March 9 at the Florida Department of Corrections. 2021 Sexual assault, armed kidnapping.

Billy Ray Smith Jr. is assault or battery robbery, sexual assault with a weapon, armed kidnapping, aggravated assault with a lethal weapon, Grand Theft Auto, credit card theft, credit card fraud, petit · Charged with Theft, and Battery.he was found Guilty January 12, 2023.

According to the release, Smith Jr. entered the victim’s home while he was sleeping on August 19, 2021. Smith Jr. “sexually beaten” his victim, hitting him on the head multiple times and securing him to a chair with duct tape.

Smith Jr. then “ransacked the victim’s home” and walked away, leaving his car and “personal belongings.”

The victim freed himself, ran to his neighbors and called the police.