Suspect In UCI Groping Caught On Camera Arrested In Laguna Hills

IRVINE, CA — A 23-year-old Riverside County resident was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sexual battery of a woman who was attacked from behind and groped near UC Irvine, the Irvine Police Department reported.

Brandon Dybdahl, of Beaumont, was arrested in Laguna Hills in connection with the weekend attack that occurred near Graduate and Scholarship, according to the IPD. He was booked on suspicion of sexual battery and false imprisonment, authorities said.

KCAL9 reported that Dybdahl is currently homeless and living with a friend in Laguna Hills.

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The assault was captured on surveillance video that was distributed by authorities in order to identify and arrest the suspect.

A white sedan that was spotted in the surveillance video of the attack was found in his possession when he was arrested, police said.

The video shows him following the victim as she walks near Scholarship and Graduate by the Plaza Retail Parking Structure on UC Irvine's North Campus.

He drives out of a lot, parks in the street, and waits for her to pass. He exits the car and follows the woman until she crosses the road, returning to the shops.

At one point, he appears to speak to her.

As she quickens her pace, he lunges forward and grabs her from behind, then flees toward his car, presumably in a 2006-2012 white or silver Nissan Sentra, police said.

No further information was immediately available.