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   HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A town hall is scheduled for Friday to discuss   
   University of Houston student safety after a string of violent crimes on   
   campus, including a sexual assault at knifepoint.   
      
   Meanwhile, Eric Brown, the 40-year-old man charged with aggravated robbery   
   with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated sexual assault in the   
   attack, appeared in court Friday.   
      
   Brown has refused to cooperate with the court and now with his lawyers.   
   According to court records, Brown was assigned a public defender, though he   
   initially refused one.   
      
   During Friday morning's court appearance, he refused to agree to the   
   conditions of his $15 million bail.   
      
   That means he'll be in jail for the duration of the case or until he signs the   
   agreement. His refusal to talk to anyone, including his court-appointed   
   attorneys, further complicates the case.   
      
   "I just met him yesterday, and he's refused to communicate with (me or other   
   attorneys)," Brown's defense attorney, Wilvin Carter, told ABC13 on Friday.   
   "He gave some indication that he was going to communicate this morning, but   
   once we got in court, he    
   just ceased all communication."   
      
   Carter said they plan to file a motion to potentially lower Brown's bond.   
      
   "He has a right to have that amount reduced - especially knowing that he is   
   homeless," Carter said. "That bond is exceedingly high, excessively high, so   
   we want to make sure to protect his constitutional rights by at least trying   
   to get that bond lowered    
   to something that he can possibly make."   
      
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   After he was mistakenly released from police custody, officials spent a week   
   searching for 40-year-old Eric Brown. A judge set his bond at $15 million   
   total overnight.   
      
   Brown refused to go to his probable cause court appearance on Wednesday. Then,   
   on Thursday, he was supposed to appear again, but he was sent for a wellness   
   check after attorneys said he had an altercation with the correctional   
   officers and had his blood    
   pressure elevated.   
      
   The rape of a 21-year-old UH student on the second floor of the Welcome Center   
   Student Parking Garage happened on Feb. 7. According to charging documents,   
   the victim was cleaning her vehicle as she was preparing for a sorority event   
   when Brown came up to    
   her and asked to borrow a pen. That's when Brown reportedly forced his way   
   into her vehicle and raped her at knifepoint, documents said.   
      
   Brown was finally re-arrested on Tuesday -- more than a week after the attack   
   -- after a miscommunication between the UH police department and the district   
   attorney's office led to him being released shortly after he was initially   
   arrested hours after    
   the attack.   
      
   He was reportedly spotted by a civilian on the METRORail near Shell Energy   
   Stadium. Officials previously said Brown is believed to be homeless and,   
   before his arrest, was spotted using the METRORail and libraries in the area.   
      
   Students are relieved he's finally behind bars and are hoping for swift   
   justice.   
      
   "I would only wish the most justice for someone who went through something   
   like that and (I'm) really glad it was in a somewhat timely manner that they   
   were able to catch him," UH student Kate Jablonski told ABC13.   
      
   Students have been pushing for more safeguards on campus after the attack and   
   several other robberies that also happened on campus in the past few weeks.   
      
   Texas State Representative Jolanda Jones is hosting what she's calling an   
   "emergency town hall" to address UH student safety.   
      
   She says she wants to hear from students about their concerns so they can work   
   towards real solutions.   
      
   The town hall is happening Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Emancipation Park.   
      
   Documents reveal that Brown has a lengthy history of charges, dating all the   
   way back to 2002. His most recent charge was a misdemeanor assault on a family   
   member in 2018, documents said.   
      
   The sexual assault is not the only recent crime on UH's main campus. Within   
   the past few weeks, two students were robbed of their scooters, and another   
   student was robbed of his cell phone at gunpoint.   
      
      
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