The Brief
- A 29-year-old man pleaded not guilty to multiple assault charges following a series of violent attacks targeting five women on the UCLA campus.
- Olumuyiwa Akindahunsi allegedly used weapons and restraints, but victims and witnesses successfully fought back and helped police detain him near a campus parking structure.
- Akindahunsi faces a maximum sentence of 32 years to life in prison, while authorities continue to investigate his exact motives and background.
LOS ANGELES – A man suspected of attacking five women on the UCLA campus pleaded not guilty to multiple severe assault and attempted kidnapping charges on Wednesday.
What we know:
The suspect, identified as Olumuyiwa Akindahunsi, faces two counts of assault by means of force with great bodily injury, three counts of assault with intent to rape, and one count of attempted kidnapping to commit robbery or rape.…