By Daily Press staff
Police have arrested a man suspected of raping a Santa Monica woman after he allegedly broke into her apartment through her bedroom window more than a week ago.
Darryl Renard Jackson, a registered sex offender, allegedly raped the 26-year-old woman in her apartment on 21st Street between Arizona Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard on Friday, March 19 at 5:30 a.m. He was arrested last Wednesday, five days after the rape.
Jackson, 28, of Los Angeles, allegedly brandished a weapon during the assault, however it was not a firearm. He is currently being held in Los Angeles County Jail and has no bail.
Jackson has been charged with residential burglary and rape along with numerous associated offenses. He is scheduled to be arraigned today at the Santa Monica Courthouse.
The Los Angeles District Attorney will ask that bail be set at $2 million. Jackson also faces charges of violating his parole.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 25, 2003. Read the original PDF.