DNA links man to June armed robbery in Metairie: JPSO

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Jefferson Parish authorities say they found DNA evidence linking Roberto Antonio Barrios, 25, with the armed robbery in June of a 53-year-old Metairie woman. (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office)

Jefferson Parish authoritiessay they found DNA evidence linking a 25-year-old man with the armed robbery in June of a 53-year-oldMetairie woman.

The woman told deputies she arrived at her home in the 8000 block of Cortez Street around 9:30 a.m. June 26 and, as she exited her car, a man identified by deputies as Roberto Antonio Barrios approached armed with a gun.

Barrios took the woman's car keys and left in her car, said Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman Glen T. Boyd. Deputies found the car the next day in the200 block of Helen Street in Gretna, Boyd said.

Authorities tested DNA samples found in the car, Boyd said, and the results came back to Barrios.

"In a follow-up investigation our investigators confirmed Barrios as the gunman in this robbery," Boyd said in an email.

Barrios has no known local address, Boyd said, and has a criminal record in Texas and Florida.

Anyone with information about Barrios' whereabouts should contact the JPSO deputies at 504-364-5376, or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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DNA links man to June armed robbery in Metairie: JPSO