Prosecutors say DNA links Long Beach man to 1990 kidnapping case
Bobby Rollins Jr., 55, was arrested June 10 in Long Beach, California, after DNA evidence linked him to a 1990 kidnapping, robbery, and assault case in Oxnard, where an 18-year-old victim was targeted at gunpoint. Prosecutors are seeking enhancements for alleged great violence, though charges for sexual assault cannot proceed due to the statute of limitations, while investigators continue searching for an unidentified accomplice.
A 55-year-old Long Beach man, Bobby Rollins Jr., was arrested June 10 on charges of kidnapping with intent to commit robbery in a decades-old case tied to a 1990 attack in Oxnard. Prosecutors allege Rollins and an unidentified accomplice used a firearm to force an 18-year-old woman from her car in a Perkins Road lot, robbed her, and assaulted her before she escaped and crashed into a light pole. DNA evidence collected in 1990 but untestable at the time was reexamined in 2021 and 2023 after Ventura County received federal funding through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. The breakthrough came when preserved evidence was submitted for advanced DNA analysis, matching Rollins’ profile in the national CODIS database. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko credited modern forensic tools for solving the cold case, though charges for alleged sexual assault cannot proceed due to the statute of limitations. Prosecutors are seeking enhancements for great violence and the victim’s vulnerability, with Rollins facing potential life imprisonment if convicted. Rollins was scheduled for arraignment June 12 in Ventura County Superior Court, with prosecutors requesting no bail. Authorities also believe he may be linked to additional crimes between 1989 and 1992 and are seeking information about the second suspect. Anyone with details is asked to contact Ventura County District Attorney Investigator Yumi Kirk at (805) 477-1638.
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