Registered sex offender charged with hiding in a Northeastern campus bathroom, assaulting officers

BOSTON, May 1, 2026 – A registered sex offender was arraigned yesterday in Roxbury BMC on charges related to hiding in a women’s bathroom stall in a Northeastern University campus building and assaulting officers who located him afterward, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.  

BRANDON AWOGBORO, 29, of Boston was charged with trespassing, assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.

Judge David Poole set bail at $500 and ordered Awogboro to stay away from the victim and the location of the offense. Judge Poole revoked Awogboro’s bail on a pending Roxbury case where he is charged with assault and battery on a family or household member and ordered GPS monitoring with an exclusionary zone of Northeastern’s campus. Awogboro will return to court May 26 for a pre-trial hearing.

At about 6:26 p.m. on April 29, Northeastern police responded to a report of an activated alarm in the dining area of Stetson East Residence Hall at 11 Speare Place. The alarm was triggered by a man, later identified as Awogboro, exiting through an emergency door in the dining hall after food service employees reported that Awogboro had been in the women’s restroom for over an hour.

Officers interviewed a dining hall employee who said that Awogboro was inside one of the stalls and when using the restroom, she noticed him craning his neck under the stall divider to view into her stall. Officers viewed Awogboro leaving the women’s restroom on surveillance footage and exiting onto Huntington Avenue. When officers located Awogboro outside, he sprinted directly into one of the officers. The officer brought Awogboro to the ground, where he thrashed his legs and attempted to bite officers, eventually placing his mouth on one of their holstered firearms. When subdued, Awogboro identified himself to officers which revealed him to be a registered level two sex offender who had previously been trespassed from Northeastern’s campus. Awogboro was wearing an ELMO GPS device on his ankle. Awogboro is currently on probation after serving a split sentence out of Dorchester BMC for a 2024 breaking and entering and assault and battery case where he was committed to the House of Correction for one and a half years.

Hayden praised Northeastern police for their quick work in identifying and apprehending Awogboro, and also praised the cafeteria workers for providing information about Awogboro’s actions. 

“It isn’t difficult to imagine the shock and fear this employee must have experienced through this man’s actions, particularly in a setting where privacy is expected and deserved. I’m grateful no officers were injured when the defendant became violent,” Hayden said. 

All charged individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Our office handles more than 20,000 cases a year. Nearly 160 assistant district attorneys practice in nine district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Boston and Chelsea Juvenile Courts and the Supreme Judicial Court. Our office employs some 300 people and offers a wide range of services and programs for anyone encountering the criminal justice system. We are committed to educating the public about our mission and services while focusing on crime prevention to keep the residents, workers and visitors of Suffolk County safe.

James Borghesani, Chief of Communications