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Terrifying moment homeless man chases California college student into her off-campus home

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Eden Winograd, a UC Berkeley student, was pursued by a homeless man who scaled her building’s entryway after following her on Tuesday night in the Bay Area. Surveillance footage shows the suspect climbing over the gate with what appeared to be a barbecue lighter and chasing Winograd into her apartment complex. She called police upon reaching safety inside. The next day, Berkeley Police located and arrested the suspect. The case is under review by prosecutors; Winograd has posted about the incident on social media, drawing widespread attention and concern for her safety.

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On September 15, a UC Berkeley student named Eden Winograd was walking her dog in Berkeley when she noticed a homeless man making strange gestures and running towards her. Terrified, she rushed back to her off-campus apartment complex around 8 p.m., where surveillance video shows the suspect scaling over the locked gate moments after she entered. Despite this frightening incident, Berkeley police initially detained the man but released him due to insufficient evidence for stalking charges. The suspect is identified as Kenneth Kenji Stine, who was later arrested on an unrelated warrant days after the encounter.

Winograd told NBC Bay Area and ABC7 that she felt unsafe and panicked during the chase, which led her to call police immediately upon reaching her apartment. Her post of surveillance footage on TikTok garnered over 2 million views, drawing attention to the incident. As of now, Stine remains in jail while prosecutors decide if additional charges will be filed based on his actions towards Winograd.

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“Both articles describe the same incident involving Eden Winograd being chased by a homeless man into her off-campus apartment at UC Berkeley, as captured on surveillance video.”

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New York Post

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 13% hedged 3 of 23 📰 publisher trust 67

“Both articles describe Kenneth Kenji Stine's confrontation with Eden Winograd outside her off-campus apartment in Berkeley on September 15, 2026.”

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A Bay Area college student got the fright of her life after a homeless man scaled the entryway of her off-campus apartment and chased her inside. asserted

man → get → her

Surveillance video captured the suspect climbing the entrance to UC Berkeley junior Eden Winograd’s complex and following her after returned from walking her dog Tuesday night. asserted

suspect → capture → dog

She first noticed the man eyeing her outside the building. asserted

man → notice → building

“I started to panic a little bit, but I didn’t want to offend him if he was just standing there,” she told NBC Bay Area, adding that she crossed the street to move away from the suspect. “I started speeding up and heard his feet banging on the floor behind me,” she said. asserted

she → start → me

“I went up to the gate, I buzzed myself in, I went, and I closed it, and then I heard clanging sounds while I was walking inside, and I turned around, and he was like scaling the gate.” asserted

he → go → gate

Surveillance video showed the suspect placing his feet on the door’s push bar before hopping over the entrance carrying what officials said was likely a barbecue lighter. asserted

officials → show → entrance

Winograd managed to make it to her building’s elevator safely and called police. “My heart sank, I was out of breath, my heart was pounding,” she told NBC Bay Area. asserted

she → manage → Area

She posted the surveillance footage on her TikTok account, with the clip viewed more than a million times. asserted

clip → post → account

Berkeley Police found the man the next laying on the sidewalk the next day and arrested him. asserted

man → find → him

The case has been submitted to prosecutors for review. asserted

case → submit → review

Winograd says the traumatizing incident is still affecting her.. asserted

incident → say → her

“I don’t care if they have a weapon in their hand or nothing in their hand, I don’t want to be chased the second I step out of my apartment,” she said. asserted

she → care → apartment

“I don’t want to be chased and have to watch someone claw their way up a wall to get to where I live.” asserted

I → want → wall

Terrifying moment homeless man chases California college student into her off-campus home

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