NEW: DNA evidence links Riviera man to 2016 home invasion – Palm Beach Post

LAKE PARK

A Riviera Beach man remained in custody Friday following his arrest last week in connection to an alleged 2016 home invasion robbery.

Authorities say DNA evidence linked Jivon King, 25, to an August 2016 home invasion at an apartment on Venice Circle in Lake Park. King was arrested July 6 on one count of armed home invasion robbery.

A judge ordered that King be held without bail.

His arrest came a day after deputies obtained a search warrant to collect his DNA, according to a sheriffs arrest report. Following the DNA collection, King agreed to speak to detectives, the report said.

He reportedly confessed to participating in the robbery with two other people. King said he met the other two suspects while working at the Sonic Drive-In on Congress Avenue and did not know them personally. The arrest report does not identify the suspects or indicate whether any other arrests were made in the case.

The accuser told investigators at the time that he was in his apartment that night when someone knocked on his door. When the resident asked who was at the door, someone allegedly replied that it was your neighbor.

The accuser opened the door and confronted by two masked suspects, one of them armed with a handgun, deputies said. The accuser began to fight for possession of the gun before falling to the ground as the armed suspect stood over him, according to report said.

The second suspect searched the apartment and stole marijuana, prescription medication and $120 in cash. The resident said the suspects tried to disguise their voices, but he recognized one of them.

He consented to a search of his apartment and collection of DNA from his person. Investigators submitted a sample to the Combined DNA Index System, which returned a match to King, the report said.

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