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# Homeless man charged with tear-gassing people in Berkeley
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/06/07/uc-berkeley-crime/homeless-man-charged-tear-gassing-people-berkeley/
- Published: 2023-06-07T01:53:18.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-13T04:29:47.000Z
- Description: Police say Lucas Glassy pepper-sprayed two out-of-town visitors to Berkeley near People's Park where he lives.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: UC Berkeley, #articles, Southside, BPD, Arrests, Crime, Assaults, Courts, Homeless encampments

A homeless man on probation has been charged with tear-gassing two people as they walked in Southside Berkeley on a recent afternoon, court papers show.

Lucas Glassy, 31, has been arrested in the neighborhood before in connection with [random attacks on UC Berkeley students](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2022/11/01/uc-berkeley-crime/man-charged-with-attacking-2-uc-berkeley-students/).

According to court papers, Glassy sprayed two people in the face when they crossed paths with him May 30 shortly before 3 p.m. in the 2600 block of Dwight Way near People's Park.

The victims, who were visiting Berkeley from out of town, told police that a man wearing a ski mask and a camouflage tank top had pepper-sprayed them as they walked. 

The Berkeley Fire Department treated the victims at the scene.

[Berkeley police](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-police-department/) quickly determined that the assailant might be Glassy based on the behavior and description provided by the victims, according to emergency dispatch recordings reviewed by The Berkeley Scanner. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/06/Lucas_Glassy_BIG396.jpg)

#### Lucas Glassy in 2022\. *BPD*

The man was seen walking into People's Park where Glassy lives in a tent, according to the dispatch audio.

Police arrested him in the area a short time later.

The [Alameda County district attorney's office](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/courts/) charged Glassy last week with the use of tear gas, which is a felony. 

According to court records, Glassy was placed on probation in March 2022 after being convicted of felony assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury.

He was charged with a new felony assault case in October 2022 and again placed on probation, according to court records.

[Man charged with attacking 2 UC Berkeley studentsLast week, The Berkeley Scanner wrote about Lucas Glassy’s arrest, but more information became available after charges were filed against him.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2022/11/lucas-glassy-IMG_1635_TBS_1600.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2022/11/01/uc-berkeley-crime/man-charged-with-attacking-2-uc-berkeley-students/)

[Police search for man who punched UC Berkeley student on campusPolice are looking for a man who punched a UC Berkeley student in the face and head last week, leaving the student with a bloody nose.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2022/10/Lower-Sproul-Battery-UCPD.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2022/10/03/uc-berkeley-crime/uc-berkeley-student-attacked-campus-bloody-nose/)

That same month, police had [arrested Glassy near UC Berkeley](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2022/10/03/uc-berkeley-crime/uc-berkeley-student-attacked-campus-bloody-nose/) in connection with other violent attacks, but charges were not filed in those cases.

As of this week, Lucas Glassy remains in custody with a bail of $60,000, according to booking records online. 

He is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Monday at Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.

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