Long Beach Man Arrested After CODIS Match From Retested 1990 Oxnard Kit

Overview

• Authorities arrested 55-year-old Bobby Rollins Jr. in Long Beach on June 10 and booked him into Ventura County jail with bail set at $2 million and an arraignment scheduled for June 12.
• Forensic analysts developed a male DNA profile from the 1990 sexual assault kit, uploaded it to the Combined DNA Index System, and the CODIS hit identified Rollins as a suspect.
• Prosecutors charged Rollins with kidnapping with intent to commit robbery and added multiple special allegations tied to firearm use, great violence and parole status while the sexual-assault charge cannot be filed because the statute of limitations has expired.
• Investigators are actively seeking a still-unidentified accomplice and any additional victims and say Rollins may be linked to similar crimes from 1989 to 1992, asking the public to contact the Ventura County DA’s office with tips.
• The case highlights how the Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, funded by DOJ grants that helped test more than 2,000 kits countywide, can yield cold-case leads but also faces funding limits with hundreds of kits still untested.