CA- Quadriplegic woman asleep @ home, raped during a home invasion, East Bay, 6 Dec.,2000, Dna identified suspect- Michael Lamonte Evans, 50, 2024.

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Dec 1 2024

Breakthrough in cold case rape of quadriplegic woman in her own home

The victim - who was paralyzed from the neck down - was asleep and home alone when the aggressor crept in through her apartment's sliding back door on December 6, 2000.

www.dailymail.co.uk

''A California man has been arrested for raping a quadriplegic woman inside of her apartment 24 years after the abominable crime took place.

Michael Lamonte Evans, 50, has been accused of breaking into a woman's East Bay home and sexually assaulting her on December 6, 2000.

The victim - who was paralyzed from the neck down - was asleep and home alone when the aggressor crept in through her apartment's sliding back door, Concord police Sergeant Chris Souza told The Sacramento Bee.''

''Evans, a Los Angeles resident, was already in Los Angeles County's custody for an unrelated parole violation. His DNA was added to the database earlier this year after he was arrested for another sex crime, The Sacramento Bee reported.''

He was charged with forcible rape by the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office and his bail has been set at $1 million.

 

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Concord police solve nearly 24-year-old rape case with DNA match

Concord police on Wednesday announced an arrest in a sexual assault case from 2000 involving a quadriplegic victim in her Monument Boulevard apartment.

www.cbsnews.com

''Police said, despite multiple leads, the case remained unsolved for years. The victim has since passed away.
Recently, police finally received a DNA match, leading to the arrest of 50-year-old Michael Lamonte Evans, now a Los Angeles resident.
Detectives obtained a warrant for Evans, who was already in custody in Los Angeles County on unrelated charges. ''