A man confessed his terrible crime to cops at the scene of the crime. In New York police busted into the home of 33-year-old Craig Lassiter and found him in a bedroom with two small children. What he told them will break your heart. Read the story down below.
Nj.com reports,
WANTAGE – A New York man has been charged with sexually assaulting two children and telling them he had a gun during a burglary last month, State Police said Sunday.
Craig Lassiter, 33, of Middletown, New York, eluded police responding to the scene Sept. 18 and was captured four days later on Long Island, New York, authorities said.
The alleged assaults and other charges were not disclosed until Sunday, in response to an inquiry from NJ Advance Media.
According to a timeline provided by State Police, Lassiter allegedly entered a Wantage home early that morning, went into a bedroom shared by the two children, told them he had a gun and sexually assaulted them.
The children later notified family members, who searched the house and discovered the front door was left open.
State troopers from the Sussex station responded to the home at 2:07 a.m., after the homeowner called 9-1-1 to report the burglary. They said the suspect might still be inside, police said.
Upon arriving, troopers attempted to pull over a Chevrolet Silverado with New York license plates driving away from the area.
However, the driver — later identified as Lassiter — allegedly swerved around the patrol vehicle, ran over a mailbox and sped away. His vehicle was later discovered abandoned in a field, State Police said.
Lassiter was extradited to New Jersey on Sept. 29, seven days after being arrested in Bayshore, N.Y, on warrants for eluding and receiving stolen property. He remains in the Sussex County jail.
Numerous additional charges were filed Wednesday, including two counts of first degree aggravated sexual assault on a minor less than 13 years old, two counts of first degree aggravated sexual assault during the commission of a robbery and burglary, and one count of first-degree robbery while threatening to use a deadly weapon, authorities said.
No other details about the alleged incident were immediately available.
Lassiter is scheduled to appear Tuesday morning in Superior Court.
County First Assistant Prosecutor Greg Mueller said his office will seek to keep Lassiter in jail pending trial.
Rob Jennings may be reached at rjennings@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @RobJenningsNJ. Find NJ.com on Facebook
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