Miguel A. Womac, Makanda, Indicted for Criminal Sexual Assault & Home Invasion

MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that Miguel A. Womac, age 27, of Makanda, Illinois, was indicted by a Grand Jury in Jackson County for three counts of Criminal Sexual Assault from three separate incidents occurring in Jackson County, Illinois, in 2021.

If convicted as charged, the defendant could be sentenced from six (6) to thirty (30) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

An Indictment is merely a charge and not evidence. Under the law, a defendant is presumed to be innocent of charge until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a jury.

Three warrants totaling $325,000 were issues for Womac’s arrest. He has posted bond and is scheduled to make a first appearance before the court on June 15, 2022. The investigations were conducted by the Carbondale Police Department.

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