2 children were sleeping in home when armed man got in through window

Sacramento County sheriff's deputies arrested an armed man after he broke into a woman's home, where she was sleeping with her two children, and raped her before officers arrived, the sheriff's department said Wednesday. Someone called 911 just before 3 a.m. Tuesday about a possible intruder inside a home near Watt Avenue and Don Julio Boulevard in North Highlands. A 48-year-old woman was awakened by the suspect -- identified as David Ross Hamilton, 28, of North Highlands -- as he got into the home through a window, deputies said. Hamilton, who was armed with a knife, sexually assaulted the victim, according to officers. At one point during the incident, the victim was able to send a text to a relative to call 911. Deputies got into the home and found Hamilton, who appeared to be heading toward one of the children's rooms, officers said. Hamilton was taken into custody on charges of burglary, child endangerment, rape and violation of parole, the department said. He is being held in lieu of $750,000 bail. The victim did not know Hamilton, and none of the children were harmed.

Sacramento County sheriff's deputies arrested an armed man after he broke into a woman's home, where she was sleeping with her two children, and raped her before officers arrived, the sheriff's department said Wednesday.

Someone called 911 just before 3 a.m. Tuesday about a possible intruder inside a home near Watt Avenue and Don Julio Boulevard in North Highlands.


A 48-year-old woman was awakened by the suspect -- identified as David Ross Hamilton, 28, of North Highlands -- as he got into the home through a window, deputies said.

Hamilton, who was armed with a knife, sexually assaulted the victim, according to officers. At one point during the incident, the victim was able to send a text to a relative to call 911.

Deputies got into the home and found Hamilton, who appeared to be heading toward one of the children's rooms, officers said.

Hamilton was taken into custody on charges of burglary, child endangerment, rape and violation of parole, the department said. He is being held in lieu of $750,000 bail.

The victim did not know Hamilton, and none of the children were harmed.