After nearly a quarter-century since a heinous crime in the Concord community, a breakthrough has emerged with the arrest of a suspect in the cold case rape of a quadriplegic woman. According to the social media post by the Concord Police Department, the assault occurred on December 6, 2000, when an unknown intruder entered the victim's apartment on Monument Blvd and forcibly assaulted her. Despite a thorough investigation and DNA collected at the scene, entered into a national database, the case gradually went cold as leads dried up.

Recently, the tables turned when detectives from the Concord Police's Special Victims Unit received a DNA match, pointing squarely at 50-year-old Michael Lamonte Evans from Los Angeles. In a statement to authorities, Evans, who was already in custody for unrelated charges, saw his past catch up to him and is now to face justice for crimes long thought unsolved. This DNA match has been the crucial piece needed to formally charge Evans with forcible rape by the Contra Costa District Attorney's office.

However, with the victim having passed away years prior, the news comes as a bittersweet turn. The Concord Police Department expressed their condolences, emphasizing the victim's friends and family's role, stating, "We extend our gratitude to her friends and family, whose support and assistance was extremely important in this investigation."