This story has been updated to remove the name of the man arrested after no charges had been filed as of Dec. 30, 2025. The story may be updated as warranted.

Eugene police arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of burglary after a woman reported seeing a hand reaching into her bedroom window early on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 16.

Police were called at 3:56 a.m. to the area of East 16th Avenue and Hilyard Street, where a woman described a hand appearing through an air conditioning unit that had a slit in a piece of vinyl, police spokesperson Melinda McLaughlin said.

A statement from Eugene police said an officer confronted a man near the front of the residence. The man, holding what appeared to be a sharp object, “aggressed” the officer before quickly backing down, police said. Upon his arrest, police found him with an X-Acto knife and luchador-style mask.

Police arrested a man, taking him to a local hospital for a medical issue before booking him into the Lane County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary and misdemeanor menacing.

However, the Lane County District Attorney’s office failed to find the elements required under state law for felony burglary and declined to file charges against the man, Eugene police spokesperson Melinda McLaughlin said Tuesday, Sept. 9.