A 46-year-old North Branch, Minnesota, man was sentenced to over 20 years in prison for three separate assaults on young women after DNA technology used in 2023 led to his arrest, the attorney's office said.

Donald Edmond Warner attacked young women in 2010, 2011 and 2017, court documents say. In each case, Warner wrestled the woman to the ground and sexually assaulted her.

A Chisago County judge sentenced Warner on Monday to 24 years in prison for one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of attempted first-degree criminal sexual conduct, court records show. He was also sentenced to one year in prison for one count of escaping from custody.

Investigators were able to tie Warner to the attacks using DNA collected after each incident. In 2023, he became a person of

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