Suspect arrested in sexual assault case at UCLA’s Saxon Suites, students do not feel safe

Jeffrey Brewer arrested after days-long search, charged with multiple crimes

Early Friday morning, July 5, a suspect with no affiliation with the university entered an apartment in UCLA’s Saxon Suites and sexually assaulted a female student. The incident occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. The suspect fled to an unknown location after the assault.

UCLA police launched an investigation. Investigators followed up on the leads and, after a day-long search, were able to locate and arrest the suspect at around 9:45 p.m. that same day. The victim and two witnesses positively identified the suspect.

The suspect, identified as Jeffrey Brewer, born October 3, 1982, was arrested on several charges: assault with intent to commit a felony, false imprisonment, burglary, and sexual abuse. Brewer is currently being held at the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Inmate Reception Center. His bail has been set at $1,050,000.

Chantal de la Cruz, a student living in the dorm, was quoted by NBC Los Angeles as saying, “A lot of bad guys are mad at the university. They say they’re here to protect us, but where is the protection? Honestly, I’m really ashamed of the university because last quarter there was the whole police situation and the camp, and now this.”

The student-organized Palestine Solidarity Encampment was attacked by a large group of vigilantes on April 30 and May 1, with no intervention from the UCLA administration, UCPD, or local police until Mayor Bass announced in the early morning hours that the LAPD would be sent to the university.

So far, only one suspect among the attackers has been arrested, and prosecutors have failed to file charges against Edan On, the arrested suspect. The next night, UCLA administration sent the LAPD and CHP to break up the camp, resulting in numerous injuries and 200 student and faculty arrests as police used ammunition and “non-lethal” weapons against the protesters. Ironically, Vice Chancellor Darnell Hunt said that UCLA administration authorized this move for “student safety reasons.”

UCLA Police Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact them at 310-825-9371. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the Anonymous Tip Line at 310-794-5824 or at www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters can also use the P3 Tips mobile application and select LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.