Man turns himself in after robbing 82-year-old's home

A convicted felon, with a lawyer by his side, turned himself in to Fairfield police after an arrest warrant was issued for the robbery of an elderly woman's home, police said.Darnell Underwood, 42, of Fairfield, knew he was wanted and walked into the police department Wednesday to turn himself in.On Sept. 12, an 82-year-old Fairfield woman walked out to her garage when Underwood forced his way into her house on the 400 block of Dahlia Street, police said.According to investigators, Underwood hit the woman in the head with a handgun, which knocked her to the ground.He then handcuffed her to a chair, searched the home for valuable and left the house, officers said.Detectives served a search warrant for Underwood's home on the 300 block of East Bell Street after identifying him as a suspect in the robbery.Police said Underwood was not home, but officers did find some stolen items from the woman's house.Underwood has had prior run-ins with the law, including various firearms, burglary, drug and traffic-related charges, detectives said.Underwood is being held in Solano County Jail on $500,000 bail.Anyone with additional information about the robbery is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department at 707-428-7600.

A convicted felon, with a lawyer by his side, turned himself in to Fairfield police after an arrest warrant was issued for the robbery of an elderly woman's home, police said.

Darnell Underwood, 42, of Fairfield, knew he was wanted and walked into the police department Wednesday to turn himself in.


On Sept. 12, an 82-year-old Fairfield woman walked out to her garage when Underwood forced his way into her house on the 400 block of Dahlia Street, police said.

According to investigators, Underwood hit the woman in the head with a handgun, which knocked her to the ground.

He then handcuffed her to a chair, searched the home for valuable and left the house, officers said.

Detectives served a search warrant for Underwood's home on the 300 block of East Bell Street after identifying him as a suspect in the robbery.

Police said Underwood was not home, but officers did find some stolen items from the woman's house.

Underwood has had prior run-ins with the law, including various firearms, burglary, drug and traffic-related charges, detectives said.

Underwood is being held in Solano County Jail on $500,000 bail.

Anyone with additional information about the robbery is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department at 707-428-7600.