Missing student Matt Wilson found at University of California-Berkeley
Thursday, Aug. 14 - Hanszen College junior Matt Wilson, who had been missing since December, was found Wednesday night in a building on the University of California-Berkeley campus. A UC-Berkeley police officer was patrolling that part of the campus looking for a theft suspect when he came across Wilson alone in a classroom with a laptop hooked up to a projection system. At first, Wilson gave the officer a false name, but acknowledged that he was not a UC-Berkeley student. Later on, he provided police his real name.The laptop Wilson was using was confirmed to be stolen property, and police detained him overnight pending theft or trespassing charges.
Wilson's appearance was far different from when he disappeared just before final exams last December. He had shaved his thick beard and trimmed his hair, and was wearing wire-rimmed glasses. Authorities are currently questioning him about his whereabouts since he disappearance.
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