Overview
- UCLA Police say a 29-year-old man, Olumuyiwa Akindahunsi, was taken into custody after multiple reports of attacks on female students on campus.
- Officers responded to an attempted robbery on Bruin Walk and linked additional reports from De Neve Evergreen, Dykstra Hall and Cedar Hall during the same overnight period on Thursday night.
- Witnesses chased the suspect to Parking Structure 8 and officers arrested him without incident; he was booked on charges including robbery, attempted kidnapping, assault with intent to commit a sex offense and sexual battery with bail set at $2.3 million.
- Investigators recovered zip ties, duct tape and paracord on the suspect, items police say are consistent with attempted restraint, and UCPD is urging anyone with information to come forward.
- The arrest follows recent student reports of increased harassment near Hilgard Avenue that led some sororities to hire private security, and UCLA has stepped up escorts and campus patrols as it continues the investigation.