Man arrested in attempted sex assault case. He twice entered Cambria home, sheriff says
A man was arrested Sept. 4 after he attempted to sexually assault a Cambria resident during a residential burglary, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said.
John Michael Ludwick entered a woman’s house on the 2400 block of Wilcombe Road in Cambria at about 10 a.m. on Sunday, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
Ludwick, 29, stole her vehicle and credit card, according to the release.
Later that day at about 4:30 p.m., he returned the card and the vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office said. The woman found Ludwick in her living room at that point and he “approached the victim, grabbed her, and made a sexually explicit statement,” the news release said.
The woman escaped and ran to a neighbor’s house. Ludwick seemed to follow her, but then walked away instead, the news release said.
The Sheriff’s Office arrested Ludwick and booked him into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on a felony charge of assault with the intention of committing a sex crime, two counts of burglary, driving a car without consent, receiving stolen property and use of an access card unlawfully obtained.
Deputies later discovered that Ludwick broke into a home on Sept. 3 in the 2400 Block of Banbury Road in Cambria. The residents returned home, “did not believe Ludwick was a threat,” and asked him to leave without contacting law enforcement, the news release said.
He returned to their home about 11:30 a.m. Sept 4, when they again asked him to leave.
Anyone with information about Ludwick can call the Sheriff’s Office’s Detective Division at 805-781-4500. They can report anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers by calling 805-549-STOP (7867) or on their website slotips.org.
This story was originally published September 5, 2022 at 4:59 PM.
