OXNARD : Parolee Captured at Relative’s Home
A convicted armed robber, accused of fleeing the state while on parole, was captured as he hid in an upstairs closet of a relative’s Oxnard home, authorities said.
Members of the Oxnard Police Department, FBI and state parole office took Michael Anthony Black, 26, of Oxnard into custody Thursday night without incident, said Gary Auer, FBI supervising agent for Ventura. FBI surveillance had determined earlier in the evening that the fleeing felon was at the relative’s house, he said.
Black had allegedly fled to Washington state in June in violation of his parole before returning to Southern California, Auer said.
The Ventura County district attorney’s office is expected to file charges against Black for violating parole by fleeing the area, Auer said. Black is being held without bail in the Ventura County Jail.
Black was convicted of armed robbery, attempted armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm for robbing a couple in their car in Oxnard on Oct. 10, 1992.
Sentenced to four years and eight months in state prison in Wasco, which is northwest of Bakersfield, Black was released on parole June 13. However, he failed to report to his parole officer.
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