From Bill Lindelof:
Davis police have arrested a man on suspicion of setting up a robbery victim by first meeting him on dating Web site for gay men.
Police are asking for other people who might have been robbed by the suspect, but are reluctant, to come forward.
Police arrested Decarlos Joslyn Muhammed, 22, (left) of Sacramento on suspicion of robbing a man on Dec. 3. Police said the victim, a Davis resident, was robbed in his apartment after meeting Muhammed on a dating Web site for gay men.
Police say they believe Muhammed searched Web sites catering to gay men and posted graphic, sexually explicit material, claiming to be a massage therapist. Detectives say they suspect Muhammed figured his robbery victims would not call police.
When Muhammed came to the Davis man's home, he took the victim's cell phone and sprayed him with pepper spray. Despite being sprayed in the face, the victim chased Muhammed outside the apartment and restrained him in a nearby parking lot, police said.
Muhammed, police said, then sprayed the victim again in the eyes with the pepper spray. That allowed Muhammed to escape.
Police arrested Muhammed a week later. He is also a suspect in a similar theft in San Francisco.
Davis police are seeking anyone who has had contact with Muhammed through a social networking sites. Call Davis police at (530) 747-5400.
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