June 29-July 11: Teen Beaten, Robbed During Unsolved Home Invasion

Home alone

A Fair Oaks teen was beaten and robbed during a frightening home invasion that remains unsolved since taking place last month.

According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, two young men entered a Fairmont Way residence through an unlocked door shortly before 5 p.m. June 29. Once inside, the suspects grabbed the 14-year-old male who was at the home and dragged him to a bedroom, where they punched him in the face several times.

The robbers then stole an assortment of items, including a laptop computer, numerous video games, a DVD player and a case containing 80 DVDs, said Deputy Jason Ramos, spokesman for the sheriff’s department. The stolen property was valued at $2,700.

Ramos said there was no indication the suspects knew their victim or explanation for why they targeted that particular residence.

“[It] appears to be completely random,” he said.

The beaten teen told officers his mother was at a job interview during the attack.

The suspects are both white males, with one described as being 5-foot-6, 180 pounds with dark hair and between the ages of 20 and 25. The second suspect was said to be 5-foot-4, 150 pounds with blonde hair and between the ages of 17 and 20.

Citizen ex

A Carmichael man is facing serious charges after being arrested early this month for beating an ex-girlfriend with a rock and stealing her car.

The victim went to pick up Maxwell Allen Keech, 19, of Carmichael at a friend’s house in the 4700 block of Xavier Court in Sacramento, a few miles west of Fair Oaks, around 9 p.m. June 30. According to Ramos, the former couple got into an argument when Keech, who had requested the pick-up, expressed his displeasure that the victim had been spending social time with one of Keech’s friends.

The verbal altercation led to Keech’s alleged attack, Ramos said, which involved the suspect hitting the 19-year-old victim in the head with a rock until she exited the Toyota Rav4 she was driving

Keech then got into the driver’s seat and began driving away, according to a report of the incident. The victim then got back into the car while Keech drove down the street running into brick walls, mailboxes and garbage cans.

The report says Keech stopped the vehicle, turned around and began punching his ex in the head, face and body several times. She got out of the car and Keech reportedly drove away.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where she was treated for minor injuries that included a small laceration to her chin, some swelling to the side of her face and small bumps on her head.

A day later, around 2 a.m., sheriff’s deputies located Keech at the same friend’s house and arrested him there. The victim’s vehicle was found about a block away from the house, on River College Drive, said Ramos.

Keech was arraigned last week on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and vehicle theft, as well as one misdemeanor count of battery, according to online court records. He was also appointed a public defender. His next hearing is scheduled for July 20.