1 Arrested In Santa Rosa Home-Invasion Robbery: Sheriff's Office

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of his involvement with a marijuana-related home invasion robbery reported Wednesday on Primrose Court in southwest Santa Rosa, a Sonoma County sheriff's official said. Detectives with the sheriff's office followed investigative leads and took Ruben Hernandez into custody Wednesday in Oakland when he was seen getting out a rented gray minivan in the 3300 block of International Boulevard, sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Crum said.

Hernandez was interviewed at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, then booked at about 7 p.m. Wednesday into Sonoma County jail on suspicion of robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment and conspiracy, Crum said.

The robbery Hernandez is accused in was reported at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 3300 block of Primrose Court. A woman told authorities she was confronted by two men in her home — one man reportedly came through the front door, the other through the back door.

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The men were not wearing masks and the woman knew them from previous contacts she'd had with them, the sergeant said.

"One man had a handgun and held her at gunpoint as they proceeded to tie up her hands and started removing marijuana from her home," Crum said.

"The woman tried to escape and her adult grandson, who lives on the property, came to her aid," Crum said. "He was also confronted by the armed men who proceeded to tie him up at gunpoint as well."

The two men "loaded a substantial amount of marijuana" into a gray Chrysler minivan and drove away, the sergeant said.

Detectives followed investigative leads to locate Hernandez.

Hernandez's bail was set at $100,000; Crum said Hernandez has since posted a bail bond and was released at 4:20 a.m. Thursday.

Hernandez is due in court May 14.

"Detectives are also continuing to follow-up further leads in this case to try and identify the second suspect," Crum said.

Investigators have not determined whether the robbery or the suspects are connected with other home-invasion robberies — one deadly — in Sonoma County over the last three months.

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