Violent Home Invasion, Sexual Assault Solved After 12 Years

EL CERRITO, CA — El Cerrito Police never gave up hope of solving a violence home invasion and sexual assault that happened on Valentines Day in 2005. It took the development of new technology, but police said today that they've finally identified their suspect. He was already in jail for sexual assault.

The suspect is 33-year-old Keith Asberry of Richmond, nabbed by a new DNA test.

Asberry is being held in Santa Rita Jail without bail.

According to El Cerrito police, Asberry knocked on the door of a home in the 1400 block of Liberty Street shared by two roommates at about 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2005, shortly after the women had returned home.
When one of the residents opened the door, Asberry, wearing a mask and dark clothing, threatened her with a gun and forced his way inside, police said.

He demanded their money and jewelry and walked them to different rooms of the house, taking one of the roommates to a bathroom and forcing her to lie on the floor and then taking the other 20-year-old roommate to her bedroom. He also forced her to lie on the floor, where he sexually assaulted her, police said.

After that, he took one of their car keys. He tried to force them to come with him, but when they refused, he took the car and fled. At the time, police were looking into the possibility that the suspect had stalked the women earlier in the evening, watching them walk into the apartment. They had only lived there for about two weeks at the time.

"This sexual assault case was one that weighed heavily on many officers who were working here when it happened," police officials wrote in a statement. "This violent home invasion sexual assault was investigated fully in 2005 but remained unsolved."

— Bay City News contributed to this report; Image via El Cerrito Police

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