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# TBS Today, July 15
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/16/newsletters/tbs-today-july-15-2026/
- Published: 2026-07-16T00:40:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-16T00:40:16.000Z
- Description: Man trapped woman in elevator during sexual assault, police say.
- Author: Editor's Desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

A homeless man police say followed a woman into her Berkeley apartment building before sexually assaulting her is set for arraignment Thursday.

[Police: Man trapped woman in elevator during sexual assaultSuspect Sean Johnson kept pressing elevator buttons to prolong the terrifying encounter, Berkeley police said.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-a6dbb54b-1fc4-48ad-9ddc-df71498b75cb.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-07-15-at-4.59.38---PM-832c77b0-9837-4747-9ec7-64f1a67a4fc9.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/16/crime/berkeley-police-man-trapped-woman-elevator-sexual-assault/)

### In other news: We've reopened comments

Comments are now open to all TBS subscribers (free and paid) as long as they have a verified email address. 

ICYMI, here's our post about why we tried expanding access in April as a pilot. Most readers seem pleased with the results.

[All TBS subscribers can now comment (for now). Here’s howFor the next month, we invite more readers to participate in the conversation.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-8a2474a0-2ec2-4911-9fa1-4bc8990d5cec.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEditor’s desk![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1530811761207-8d9d22f0a141-1-8bb3ba15-cd66-459c-a941-4593996973c6.jpeg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/04/01/editors-desk/berkeley-scanner-comments-pilot/)

We'll continue to monitor the situation. Questions? Email us at comments@berkeleyscanner.com.

### In case you missed it

Still no response from ICE about why this individual was arrested last week on Woolsey Street or any other details about the operation. We'll keep asking.

[ICE operation sees man detained in BerkeleyThe operation on Woolsey Street appears to have been Berkeley’s first confirmed public ICE detention.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-94b59bb4-5ada-4241-ab28-4adef07005a3.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-07-13-at-4.02.07---PM-eed2eb1d-fe89-4595-8c45-0861ad7a0b16.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/13/community/berkeley-ice-operation-man-detained/)

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