Deputies arrest man accused of breaking into PLU dorm, groping students
Man accused of breaking into PLU dorms, groping students
The sheriff's department reports a suspect got into a locked dormitory on the Pacific Lutheran University campus early Sunday morning. A woman told deputies she woke up in her room around 4:15 a.m., thinking there was a man in her room watching her and her roommate. She checked her closet, and the suspect grabbed her.
PARKLAND, Wash. - Pierce County deputies arrested a man who broke into two dorm rooms at Pacific Lutheran University and groped students while they were sleeping.
Dylan Robinson was booked into Pierce County Jail for assault and burglary just before 6 p.m. Sunday.
The sheriff's department reports a suspect got into a locked dormitory on the PLU campus early Sunday morning. A woman told deputies she woke up in her room around 4:15 a.m., thinking there was a man in her room watching her and her roommate. She checked her closet, and the suspect grabbed her.
Deputies say she started hitting him and yelling at him to get out, and he left.
(Pierce County Sheriff's Department)
Around 5:30 a.m., a woman in a different room in the dorm woke up to the suspect groping her. She screamed at him, and the suspect ran again.
Around the same time, the sheriff's department says the first two victims had left the dorm and heard the scream. They saw the suspect leaving the dorm, so they chased him down.
The suspect allegedly hit one of the women with the shoe, so the other woman pepper sprayed him. They followed him to a nearby apartment complex and snapped a photo of him, before he eventually got away.
Deputies are currently working to collect evidence, including surveillance video from campus security and possible fingerprints.
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Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call the sheriff's department at (253) 287-4455, or earn $1,000 by submitting an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or through the P3 Tips app.