Overview
- Authorities say the suspect followed a woman into a downtown apartment elevator and exposed and groped her before she escaped when another rider entered and she called for help.
- Police located and arrested 40-year-old Sean Johnson after he fled the scene and hid in a nearby garage, officials reported.
- On Tuesday the district attorney charged Johnson with attempted rape, false imprisonment, burglary, sexual battery and related enhancements including a reported possession allegation.
- Johnson was booked into Santa Rita Jail and is being held without bail while he awaits arraignment, and Alameda County court records show prior felony burglary convictions in 2007, 2014 and 2020.
- The case highlights how prior convictions and charging enhancements can affect pretrial custody and prosecutors’ decisions, and the victim-centered outcome of an immediate escape and police response will shape early courtroom proceedings.