Transient Sex Offender Accused of Stealing Bike At Knifepoint in Fairfield

A 26-year-old man was arrested late Monday night on suspicion of stealing another man’s bicycle at knifepoint in Fairfield, police said. David Daniels, a transient, was arrested following a robbery that occurred around 11:30 p.m. Monday in a parking lot in the 200 block of East Tabor Avenue, according to police.

The 62-year-old victim was approached by a suspect wearing a mask who took out a 6-inch knife and demanded the victim’s bike. The victim handed it over and the suspect rode away south through the parking lot, police said. Shortly afterward, a police officer saw the suspect riding the bike in the 1800 block of North Texas Street.

He was identified as Daniels, a sex offender who had not registered as required by law, according to police. Daniels also allegedly was in possession of methamphetamine and is on probation in Solano County, police said.

The victim, who was not injured, identified Daniels as the suspect in the robbery. He was booked into jail on suspicion of robbery, failure to register as a sex offender, possession of methamphetamine and probation violation, police said.

--Bay City News

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