A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault early Friday after a woman reported being attacked in San Diego's Logan Heights neighborhood, according to authorities. Police say the woman managed to escape her attacker and call for help, setting off a search that ended with a traffic stop just blocks away.
According to FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News, the San Diego Police Department said the alleged assault happened shortly before 4 a.m. in the 3100 block of Logan Avenue. The victim called police and escaped from the suspect, the outlet reported, and officers responded to meet with her at the scene.
Suspect Vehicle Spotted Near Trevor Hoffman Way
Officers broadcast a description of the suspect and his vehicle to other units in the area, per the same account. That alert led patrol officers to locate a matching vehicle near Trevor Hoffman Way and Imperial Avenue, where police conducted a traffic stop.
During that stop, police identified the driver as a suspect in the reported assault. He was booked into San Diego County Jail on suspicion of sexual assault, and the investigation remains ongoing, the report notes.
Separate 2022 Logan Heights Case Offers Local Comparison
This is not the first sexual assault case to draw attention to the Logan Heights area. In October 2022, 10News reported that Ronald Earl Bray Jr., then 34, was accused of sexually assaulting a 27-year-old woman after entering her home through a window.
In that earlier case, police said the assault occurred about 1:45 a.m. at a residence in the 2200 block of Ocean View Boulevard, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune, which reported that Bray was re-booked on suspicion of burglary and sexual assault and held in county jail in lieu of $1 million bail. Police said at the time that the intruder had left the home before officers arrived, and the investigation remained ongoing. That case is unrelated to Friday's arrest.
Reported Sexual Assaults Have Been Trending Down Regionwide
The new arrest comes amid broader data showing declines in reported sexual-assault figures across San Diego, though those figures use different jurisdictions and definitions than this single case. Inside San Diego reported that sexual assaults citywide decreased 6.9% in 2025, continuing a downward trend seen in both 2023 and 2024.
Separately, a regional bulletin from SANDAG found that non-consensual sex offenses across the San Diego region dropped 10% from 2023 to 2024, reaching 1,544 incidents, while reported rape incidents fell 14% over the same period. Those regional statistics describe broader trends and are not specific to the Logan Heights case.
Anyone with information about Friday's case is asked to contact the SDPD Sex Crimes Unit at 619-531-2210 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
