Man indicted in murder of 16-year-old Cleveland girl, sexual assault of another teen

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office announced that a grand jury has returned an indictment charging Devin Thompson, 29, for stabbing and killing Mitanna Penn, 16, and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Cleveland.

About 5:55 a.m. on Oct. 13, Penn and the teen were sleeping at near Loop Drive and Division Avenue in Cleveland. Thompson found a way into the home and stabbed Penn multiple times, then sexually assaulted the teen before running away.

The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department (CMHAPD), the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) and Cleveland EMS were called to the home where Penn was pronounced dead.

According to the press release, the teen was brought to a nearby hospital and treated for her injuries.

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office says the CDP arrested Thompson two days later, and the investigation remains ongoing.

At the time of the incident, Thompson had an active rape warrant for his arrest and had been previously indicted on counts of rape, unlawful conduct with a minor and other charges.

On Monday, Thompson was indicted on the following charges:

• Two counts of aggravated murder
• One count of murder
• Two counts of aggravated burglary
• Five counts of rape
• One count of kidnapping
• Two counts of felonious assault
• 13 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person
• 13 counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor
• One count of tampering with evidence
• One count of menacing by stalking
• One count of aggravated menacing

The prosecutor’s office released the following statement on the acts of Thompson:

The prosecutor’s office says he will be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center at a later date.