According to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office, the victim confronted Roberts and pushed him into bushes to stop his escape. KEYT reported that gary Lee Roberts II Convicted of Residential Burglary After Homeowner Stopped Escape.

This victim showed extraordinary courage,. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT), Gary Lee Roberts II was found guilty of first-degree residential burglary and attempted burglary after targeting the same Atascadero home in October of last year and being stopped the during the burglary by the homeowner. On Oct. 6, 2025, the victim in the case first saw Roberts when her home security camera recorded him knocking on her front door and asking for someone named " Jeff" before leaving the area after the victim told him through the security….

The victim had never met Roberts before that interaction, noted local prosecutors, but it was not the last time she saw him.

Estimates indicated that the next morning, while the victim was at work, Roberts returned to the property wearing a mask, a hat, and a hooded sweater and the security camera recorded him attempting to open the home's front door, searching a planter box nearby and…. Roberts fled the scene upon receiving the information and the victim reported the attempted break-in to the Atascadero Police Department noted prosecutors.

Investigating officers were unable to recover usable fingerprints form the scene as Roberts had covered his hands and the victim took additional security steps at her home including keeping all doors locked and using jammers to secure her windows detailed the San…. On the morning of Oct. 9, 2025, the victim once again spotted Roberts on her home's security camera system stated the local prosecutor's office.

She called law enforcement and drove home and while she waited for the arrival of responding officers, she watched Roberts leave her home carrying her personal property shared the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office. Reports differed on the location.

While in custody, Roberts waived his right to a jury on some of his still-outstanding charges and he will be back in court for a trial on Oct. 19, 2026, with Judge Crystal T. Seiler presiding noted the San Luis Obispo County….

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