VENTURA, CA - District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Tyrone B. Estes (DOB 9/6/82), of Los Angeles, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Nancy Ayers to sixteen years in prison for a home invasion robbery in Thousand Oaks which he committed in 2012. Estes entered his guilty plea on December 4, 2014, shortly after jury selection had begun in his trial. He also admitted a special allegation that he used a firearm in the commission of the robbery.

On the morning of October 30, 2012, the victim was in her bedroom when the defendant, armed with a gun, and two other perpetrators entered her bedroom through a door from the backyard. While the victim was held at gunpoint, Estes ransacked her home, stealing jewelry, cash, electronics, and other belongings. The men tied up the victim and told her not to call police. After the men left, the victim struggled free and called police.

Detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office investigated the crime, and DNA samples were collected from inside the victim’s home. One DNA profile was identified as Estes. After further investigation, Estes was arrested in May 2014.