Classmates of a San Diego 18-year-old fighting cancer are hoping to lift his spirits by arranging a meet up with his heroes: the cast of “Captain America.”

Grossmont High School’s ASB club is taking their mission to social media and have shared Ryan Wilcox’s story on Facebook.

In the post, which has been shared nearly 3,000 times since it was posted Tuesday, classmates say Wilcox is a die-hard “Captain America” and “Avengers” fan.

They feel his health would benefit from a visit with Chris Evans, the actor who plays the title role.

“He isn’t doing too well and this would be a major way to boost his spirits and quite frankly be the best moment of his life if he literally got to meet his hero,” the post reads.

The ASB is hoping to the momentum on social media will grab the actors’ attention.

On Friday, the school is having “Captain America Day,” and students will don movie gear in support of Wilcox and in honor of the movie’s release that day.

In a post Thursday, the ASB said it was "close" to arranging a visit from Evans.

Munchkin is recalling some 180,000 pacifiers sold with clip covers that can detach and pose a choking hazard, according to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission.

The pacifiers were sold from March 2014 through March 2016 at major retailers, including Babies R Us, Target, Wal-Mart and Amazon. The Latch Lightweight Pacifier and Clip was available in five styles and several colors.

Munchkin Inc., based in California, has received 10 reports of the clip cover detaching from the pacifier clip, although no injuries have been reported, according to the CPSC.

Anyone who has purchased a recalled pacifier should take the clip away from children and contact Munchkin at 877-242-3134 or online for a full refund or replacement.

More information about the recall is available on the CPSC website.

Donald Trump has already indicated he may abandon his positions on two major policy issues: a minimum wage increase and tax cuts for the rich, NBC News reported.

Trump told CNBC on Thursday he backed away from his original tax plan and that he is “more into the middle class.” Trump put out a tax plan last year with major cuts to income, estate and business taxes for the ultra-wealthy, with far less generous cuts for the middle class. 

On Wednesday, Trump was asked on CNN whether the $7.25 minimum wage should be increased.

"I am open to doing something with it, because I don't like that," Trump told CNN on Wednesday after being asked if he thought the $7.25 minimum wage should be increased.

The County of San Diego Department of Animal Services (DAS) was involved in a rare rescue operation Tuesday when a dog’s paw got stuck in a bathtub drain.

DAS Deputy Director Daniel DeSousa said the department received a frantic call from San Diego resident Eric Sabaga Tuesday reporting his dog, a Pug mix named Mr. Ruffles, was stuck to the drain cover in his bathtub.

Sabaga said Mr. Ruffles had been bathed the night before around 9 p.m. and when the pooch went to jump out of the tub, his paw got stuck in the drain cover.

Sabaga told Animal Services he had tried everything to free his dog: from applying oil and soap to his paw, to calling the fire department.

Every effort proved unsuccessful.

The worried owner had also called Mr. Ruffles’ veterinarian for an emergency house call, but the vet was unable to rush over.

Finally, Sabaga told Animal Services he had tried to remove Mr. Ruffles’ paw on his own but said the dog was in pain and, as a result, had started snapping.

DAS Officer Tiffany Mushet tried calling several other local veterinarians for help to no avail. Mushet was then dispatched to the scene to help.

DeSousa said the officer was accompanied by RVT Yadira Figueroa and Dr. Regina Radtke, who sedated Mr. Ruffles so the group could safely perform the rescue.

The operation was captured on cell phone video obtained Thursday by NBC 7.

Once Mr. Ruffles was sedated, Sabaga, Mushet, Figueroa and Radtke all worked together to pull the pup from the drain.

As the video shows, Mr. Ruffles’ paw wouldn’t budge and the dog had to be rotated at the same time as the drain cover.

Moments later, the drain cover was unscrewed and Mr. Ruffles was removed from the tub. The video shows that two of the pup’s toes were deeply wedged into the drain cover.

Ultimately – and very carefully – the team was able to remove the dog’s paw from the metal cover. His paw was inflamed, DeSousa said, but Mr. Ruffles was otherwise unharmed. The specialists then reversed the dog’s sedation.

Mr. Ruffles was turned over to Sabaga, who was advised to get his dog to the vet for further care.

Despite the tense moments in that tub, DeSousa said Mr. Ruffles is doing just fine. He spoke with Sabaga who assured him the dog was okay although it may be a while before Mr. Ruffles takes another bath in the tub.

DeSousa said this was certainly one of the most memorable calls received by DAS in recent years although, when animals are involved, there are always surprises. He recalled another instance a while back where a dog got his head stuck in a hole in the wall of a home.

DAS posted a photo on its Facebook page of Mr. Ruffles with a very happy Figueroa and Radtke after the rescue.

When the Tactical Identification System (TACIDS) or facial recognition software was first implemented in San Diego County in 2013, it was considered a research and development effort funded by the National Institute of Justice. Then there were 134 devices among 67 certified law enforcement personnel. In 2016, SANDAG figures requested by NBC 7 Investigates show there are 433 devices used by 991 law enforcement personnel in San Diego County.

According to SANDAG and agencies using this technology, the software is primarily used by officers in the field to identify a person they feel is not being truthful about their identity. It’s also used to help determine if an individual is a threat, by allowing an officer to obtain an individual’s criminal history and past records within minutes.

Opponents raise concerns that the technology is being used on non-consenting individuals who are not suspected of a crime and that the program’s real goal is to collect as much information as possible on those who come in contact with law enforcement. SANDAG and agencies using this technology adamantly deny this.

Eric Hanson, a retired National City Firefighter and Ocean Beach resident, said, in the summer of 2013, Hanson and another neighbor had an argument with a homeless man after they say they spotted the man looking into a neighbor’s window.

"We approach him at the church and say ‘We caught you peeping’ and he didn't deny it," he said.

According to Hanson, a witness called 911.

When San Diego Police officers arrived on scene, Hanson said he didn’t have his ID on him. Hanson said officers ordered him to sit on a curb while they took his photo and ran it through the facial recognition software. He said he had not agreed to being photographed.

"I was violated kinda," Hanson said. "You know I'm pretty open-minded about a lot of stuff. And I'm sure in certain cases it would be beneficial to society in itself, but it's not beneficial to walk around and grab anybody, and take their picture."

The San Diego Police Department confirmed with NBC 7 Investigates that officers made contact with Hanson. He was not arrested or charged with a crime. The department was not able to provide any more details on the incident.

David Loy, legal director for ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties said he has "serious concerns" about law enforcement using facial recognition software.

"This technology has enormous capacity to invade personal privacy by allowing law enforcement to compile, in effect, digital dossiers on people's actions and movements throughout the city and the community," he said.

SANDAG and law enforcement disagree.

"The photos that we take from this camera are not stored or added to any database," Lt. Scott Wahl, spokesman for the SDPD said. "The only photos used are photos from the sheriff's department booking database. So if you've never been booked at a county jail, this device isn't going to be nearly as useful of a tool."

SANDAG insists all photos taken in the field by officers and submitted to the Automated Regional Justice Information System, or ARJIS, ‎Facial Recognition Platform (FRP) are not stored anywhere in their systems. According to SANDAG, officers in the field are required to manually delete the photos from their phone or tablet, regardless of whether or not the system finds a matching booking photo.

Wahl said SDPD has a policy in place on when and how officers use facial recognition software. According to that policy, officers are not required to ask for the individual’s permission to take their photo using facial recognition software if they suspect the individual of being involved with a crime.

In 2013 when the program was first implemented, it had a budget of more than $100,000, all paid for by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Recent figures obtained by NBC 7 Investigates show the project’s budget was more than $800,000 in 2014. According to SANDAG, federal grants along with payments from each San Diego County agency primarily fund the program now.

According to data obtained by NBC 7 Investigates, from 2013 to 2015 the number of devices being used in San Diego County increased by over 200 percent. The number of authorized users increased by over 1,300 percent.

The SDPD is the agency using facial recognition software the most, according to the data, conducting over 7,900 queries since the software was implemented.

Every law enforcement agency in San Diego County uses it, including the San Diego Unified School District and local colleges like San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego.

Loy said law enforcement is not being transparent enough about how the software is being used.

"Under what circumstances and how, is data being collected and obtained and stored?" he said. "Who has access? For what purposes can they be used?"

Wahl said SDPD understands people's concerns and officers are working to protect people's privacy, not abuse it.

"This tool is one that isn't used to invade people's privacy," Wahl said. "It's used as a tool to improve the way that we police."

According to SANDAG, the ARJIS Facial Recognition Platform (FRP) only contains images of individuals who have been arrested in San Diego County. It does not have access to any other law-enforcement databases.

That means, if an individual has a criminal record anywhere besides San Diego County, according to SANDAG the database would not produce a match.

Through public records requests, NBC 7 Investigates found there are over 400,000 individuals in the ARJIS Facial Recognition Platform or database. The ARJIS FRP produced 7700 matches since 2013 for officers submitting photos out in the field.

HOW IT WORKS

Through the California Public Records Act, NBC 7 Investigates was able to obtain manuals and training documents detailing how facial recognition devices and the system works.

Below is a description and images from SANDAG describing the technology.

Using a "TACIDS" or facial recognition capable device, an officer can take a picture of an individual and send it via text to ARJIS’ Facial Recognition Platform (FRP). The devices are described as tablets or smartphones that have access to the ARJIS app and the capability to submit photos into the ARJIS database.

Using a biometric algorithm, the FRP will produce a lineup of possible matches, comparing the original photo to thousands of San Diego County booking photos.

When the officer reviews this lineup and finds a possible match, the officer can select the match and resubmit it into ARJIS’ web server, separate from the Facial Recognition Platform. This will produce a long list of local, state and federal criminal records, records from the DMV and/or any warrants active for the individual.

According to SANDAG, obtaining these records traditionally can take days, but with the facial recognition technology, the information is available within minutes.

NBC 7 Investigates is working for you. If you have more information about this or other story tips, contact us: (619) 578-0393, NBC7Investigates@nbcuni.com. To receive the latest NBC 7 Investigates stories subscribe to our newsletter.

An unusual May storm will arrive in San Diego County Thursday night, bringing rain, wind and possible thunderstorms.

The showers are expected increase through the evening on Thursday and include a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight and into Friday morning, said NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap.

“Rainfall amounts will be highly variable depending on where (or if) the thunderstorm forms,” Midcap said.

In addition to the rain and possible thunderstorms, San Diegans can expect winds to pick up on Thursday evening, as a Wind Advisory is in effect for the mountains and deserts. Gusts in those areas could exceed 50 mph, Midcap said.

How will this impact your weekend plans? Midcap said rain showers should continue through Saturday for the entire county. If you live in the mountains or desert region, the rain is expected to stick around through Sunday.

This May has been cooler than what’s average for this month. Temperatures generally range between 68 and 73 degrees this time of year. The high for the next few days is expected to be 66.

A rule proposed Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may ban mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent consumers from filing class-action lawsuits against their banks and credit card companies, NBC News reported. 

The proposed rule would prohibit financial services companies from including mandatory arbitration clauses that forbid class-action lawsuits. 

Supporters of the proposal say it will help keep companies honest, while opponents argue banks typically resolve disputes quickly and amicably. 

Arbitration clauses are generally embedded in the fine print of many financial institutions’ contracts, which many advocates say deny people the right to their day in court.

A group of mothers gathered Thursday in north San Diego County to build 1,000 teddy bears designed to help fellow moms grieving the loss of a child. 

About 100 new moms involved in the San Diego Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) assembled in Vista to create “Comfort Cubs,” weighted teddy bears distributed by the San Diego-based organization of the same name.

The Comfort Cub organization gives the bears to mothers suffering the devastating loss of a child. Comfort Club founder Marcella Johnson created the concept of the therapeutic bear after her own baby, George, died 17 years ago.

“My heart hurt and my arms ached,” Johnson said in a video on the Comfort Cub website.

The plush is meant to provide comfort for moms in a time of mourning and let them know someone cares and feels their grief as they begin to try to heal. It can also be used by anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one, at any age.

Johnson likes to say the teddy bears cure “Broken Heart Syndrome” and help ease sadness.

The Comfort Cubs created by MOPS Thursday will be delivered to mothers across the nation before Mother’s Day.

For at least one mother in MOPS, Gracie Del Mar, the project holds a very special place in her heart.

When Del Mar’s baby girl, Jocelyn, died, she a weighted Comfort Cub was delivered to her hospital room.

“I was so grateful to have something to hold after losing my child. It brought comfort to my arms during the worst time in my life,” she said.

The gesture inspired Del Mar to pay-it-forward to other mothers. When her MOPS group was looking for a service project to do for Mother’s Day, she immediately thought of the Comfort Cub organization.

"With the help of all of these caring San Diego moms we will be able to heal a lot of broken hearts in time for Mother's Day," Johnson said.

According to the organization’s website, since 1999, the Comfort Cub program has delivered 8,240 teddy bears to mothers around the globe.

Comfort Cubs are available at every hospital in San Diego via onsite social workers and nursing teams. The organization is also in the process of expanding the service to other hospitals across the nation.

To learn more about the Comfort Cub or to donate to the organization, click here. This video also has more information about what the teddy bear can mean to mothers.

Cybersecurity professionals are warning anyone with a personal email account to change their passwords after stolen user names and passwords were being offered up for sale on the Internet, NBC News reported. 

Some 272.3 million accounts were stolen - and involve some of the biggest email providers, including Google, Yahoo, Hotmail and Microsoft, according to Alex Holden of Hold Security. 

"We know he's a young man in central Russia who collected this information from multiple sources," Holden told NBC News. "We don't know the way he did it or the reason why he did it."

The user names and passwords were all being sold on the so-called “dark web,” where hackers hock their goods. Hackers use the stolen information to lure users into giving away more information, including credit card numbers and bank account access.

Experts say people should change their passwords regularly. Use abstract combinations of letters, numbers and characters that a criminal's computer program couldn't easily guess.

A man and a woman are facing charges in a stabbing and intentional hit-and-run of City Hights mom, San Diego Police (SDPD) announced Thursday.

Jasmine Ruiz, 29, was found pinned beneath a vehicle in the west alley of Wilson and Polk Avenue near Edison Elementary School on April 20th. She died on the scene.

Initially, police said Ruiz had possibly been physically assaulted before the driver of the vehicle hit her.

But an autopsy showed Ruiz had been stabbed in her upper body.

Witness told officers that two men and woman with bloody clothing ran away from the scene.

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Christina Daniel, 32, for a felony warrant on April 26th. Marco Antonio Gutierrez, 29, was also arrested for an outstanding warrant.

Both were charged in Ruiz’s death after homicide detectives concluded that Daniel stabbed Ruiz and Gutierrez was the driver of the vehicle that hit her, said SDPD.

Ruiz’s mother told NBC 7 the arrest means victory and justice for their family. But she also expressed symphathy for the suspects' families and said no family should have to go through the same thing.

A funeral will be held at the Chapel of the Roses Glenn Abbey on Bonita Road at 10 a.m on May 10th. It is open to the public.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with funeral costs.

Gutierrez was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and a felony hit and run. Daniel was charged with one count of murder.

The identity of the third suspect, a man, is still unknown.

If you have any information, you are asked to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293.

An Oceanside man has pleaded not guilty to killing a well-known Santa Barbara doctor and his family.

Pierre Haobsh, 27, entered his not guilty pleas in San Diego County Superior Court to murder charges in the March 23 killings.

Haobsh will have a preliminary hearing on May 24 to determine whether he will be bound over for trial.

Prosecutors say the 27-year-old Oceanside man shot Dr. Weidong "Henry" Han, his wife and daughter in their multimillion-dollar home on the outskirts of Santa Barbara. Their bodies were found wrapped in plastic.

Han ran a well-known herbal clinic in Santa Barbara for 25 years.

Authorities say the two men had been involved in a business deal and financial gain could have been a motive in the slayings.

Two days after sheriff's deputies found the family members' bodies in their garage, they tracked down Haobsh driving in unincorporated San Diego County at about 12:30 a.m. Friday. They followed him to a gas station in Bonsall, where he was arrested at gunpoint.

Prosecutors have not yet said whether they would pursue the death penalty in the case.

Sources familiar with the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email server told NBC News some of her top aides during her time as Secretary of State have been interviewed by the FBI “within the past few months.” 

Among them was Huma Abedin, who will be deposed in a separate Freedom of Information case against the State Department. 

Officials say the interviews were planned ahead of time and officials say the investigation is far from over. 

So far, no conclusions have been reached about whether any laws were violated in setting up or using the system, officials say. 

The Clinton campaign continues to say the Democratic front-runner “has offered to answer any questions that would help the Justice Department complete its review,” and that the campaign is “confident the review will conclude that nothing inappropriate took place.”

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has canceled a Sunday event in San Diego, NBC News has reported.

Previous media reports indicated Trump was planning an event over the weekend and, later, that he was postponing the event.

NBC News’ Jacob Rascon reported on Thursday afternoon that Trump had canceled the event.

Further details on the reason for the cancellation were not revealed.

According to his campaign website, his latest publicized appearance will be in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday.

A former SeaWorld San Diego manager pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday, admitting he embezzled a total of $818,000 in more than eight years.

Wilfred David Joseph Jobin-Reyes, 47, also known as Sebastian Jobin, admitted he set up a sham company, “SJ Merchandise” and sent more than 100 fake invoices to SeaWorld over the course of eight years.

According to court documents, the fake invoices were for disposable good such as “wildlife animal bookmarks,” “sea creature rings,” purple shiny ornaments” and “poinsettia in pots.” SeaWorld never received these goods.

He was arrested on March 12th in Dallas.

“Business insiders who abuse the trust of their employers and the community will be held accountable and brought to justice,” said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy.

Investigators say Jobin-Reyes made the invoices using his work computer under the name “John Caldwell” to conceal his identity.

The invoices were just under $10,000 which is the threshold amount that would cause suspicion from management if exceeded. SeaWorld officials say this is what alerted them to the fraud.

Jobin-Reyes admitted he cheated the IRS by claiming fake expenses on his taxes and pretending his business had suffered loses.

“Mr. Jobin-Reyes abused his position as a manager at SeaWorld for his own selfish gain. When that was not enough, he went on to defraud the government by claiming false expenses and failing to report significant income on his tax return,” said Aimee Schabilion, acting Special in Charge for IRS Criminal Investigation.

As part of his plea bargain, Jobin-Reyes also admitted he convinced an unsuspecting friend to open business banking and credit accounts. He then used those accounts to embezzle the funds from SeaWorld.

The money was used to buy plane tickets, pay for hotels, restaurants and shopping.

SeaWorld paid Jobin-Reyes more than $750,000 before officials discovered the fraud in early 2015.

He is scheduled to be sentenced on August 5th.

Chargers fans groups are thinking it’s time for bold action on the part of Mayor Kevin Faulconer.

They'd like to see him take a stance on the team's initiative for a downtown stadium and convention facility.

"If he would just say something even tepidly supporting it, it would be a lot easier to get signatures for it. We're at a point now where we're encouraging others who care about this issue to get involved, and potentially look at the other candidates in the race, potentially look at the hoteliers who are backing the mayor, and consider whether or not you want to patronize those businesses," says Jason Riggs, chairman of the San Diego Stadium Coalition.

Fan group activists say the mayor is under election-year pressure from the hotel and tourism industries to hold fast on a bayside expansion of the Convention Center.

Tourism Authority leaders, at their annual meeting Thursday, took a swipe at the Chargers' initiative and a parallel Citizens Plan ballot measure.

“These initiatives either cut funding for tourism market and sales in half or fail to provide guaranteed funding -- or any funding, for that matter,” board chairman Ted Molter told the gathering in a Sea World conference center.

"Our citywide customers have clearly expressed their need for an expansion of the existing building. They're not asking for existing meeting space to be build several blocks away."

The group is seeking another consulting study to establish their argument that a waterfront expansion is preferable to an annex a few blocks away.

This pushback, from attorney Cory Briggs, author of the Citizens Plan.

“The public shouldn't have to take things into their own hands. It's good they have the right to do it, and that's what we're doing right now. But we elect these people to do the public's business, and instead they're doing special interest business. That's not okay," said Briggs.

Faulconer's deputy chief of staff, Matt Awbrey, responded to Riggs' comments.

"This initiative, if approved by voters, calls for the largest public bond offering in San Diego's history, so it's only fair that the public knows all the facts," he said.

Chargers deals that two previous mayors made with the team have cost the city upwards of $50 million dollars since 1997.

Faulconer's re-election campaign rivals, Ed Harris and Lori Saldana, are on record opposing the Chargers' plan.

Police are asking for the public's help in locating a city jail inmate who duped guards and walked out of the Brooklyn courthouse by capitalizing on a case of mistaken identity.

Police on Thursday released a photo of Layquan Johnson, who was brought to the Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday in connection with his arrest for a shooting that occurred in December 2015.

Johnson was sitting in a holding cell with other defendants, including a friend who was scheduled to be released. When guards called the name of the man to be released, Johnson answered the call, law enforcement sources told NBC 4 New York.

He brazenly strolled out of the courthouse at about 10:15 p.m. He was wearing a gray sweatshirt, dark-colored pants and light-colored sneakers at the time.

The Department of Correction captain involved in the inmate's release has been suspended, a spokesperson for the agency said.

"Any erroneous release is unacceptable and this incident is under investigation," the spokesperson said.

City police and U.S. Marshals have teamed up to search for Johnson, who has had numerous run-ins with the law.

He is currently charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a 27-year-old man in the leg in Brooklyn.

Anyone with information about Johnson's whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The father of an Escondido teenager killed in a rock climbing accident says he will work to create Makayla’s Law to create safety standards at the popular Arizona hiking area where his daughter fell to her death.

“We don’t want this to happen to anybody ever again. It didn’t need to happen," said Larry Castro.

Castro said he will work to create safeguards at Camelback Mountain outside of Phoenix that could include permit requirements for hikers and rock climbers depending on their skills and the hiking route they take.

Makayla Castro, 18, fell more than 60 feet on April 20th. She died 10 days later. Her parents returned to their Escondido home on Tuesday and found streets lined with pink bows in remembrance of their daughter.

“There’s something about coming home, because it still seems like a dream. But coming home makes it so real, so we’re so appreciative of what everyone has done to help us get through this,” said Allison Castro.

The Castros say they are relying on their deep religious faith to help them cope with the loss.

“Ultimately we prayed that Makayla would be okay, and it may not have been our version of okay, we wanted her to come home, but we know she’s okay. The prayers were answered,” said Allison Castro.

The family plans a Celebration of Life in the coming days to honor Makayla. They will also set up a scholarship fund at San Pasqual High School.

The family asks donations be made in lieu of flowers:

Donations can be made to “Kayla Castro Memorial and Education Fund, c\o J. Stephen Hawkins, CPA, 350 10th Ave, Ste 1000, San Diego, CA 92101.

A GoFundMe page has also been set up for Makayla. The funds will go towards continuing Mckayala's passions if life, her mother said.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will now be defending her campaign from two flanks as Bernie Sanders' campaign continues and the sudden departure of Donald Trump's rivals have made him the presumptive GOP nominee, NBC News reported.

"I'm still trying to come to terms with the fact that any Republican, let alone Donald Trump, was able to solidify the nomination before she was," said Patrick Murray, the polling director at Monmouth University. "This makes it really tough for her. There's no feasible way for Bernie Sanders to win the nomination, yet his decision to fight on in anything more than just a token way means she's got to continue to expend resources in places that she wouldn't bother."

Clinton and her campaign have adopted a posture of benign indifference to Sanders, largely ignoring him and declining to engage his attacks. Meanwhile, they've pulled resources away from the primary to devote to the general election, and have already been engaging consistently with Trump.

A student at San Diego's Mesa College reported being attacked Tuesday while walking from the campus library, the San Diego Community College District confirmed.

Students were warned Wednesday that a female student said she was attacked while walking on an access road from the library to Mesa College Circle.

The victim was able to get away, but she did suffer bruises and a bite mark, police said.

According to the email, the incident happened Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

The student said a man came out of the bushes and pulled her by her hair. He then pinned her against a trashcan and bit her neck, according to officials. The suspect forcibly tried to remove her pants and left bruises on her thigh, police said. 

The suspect is described as approximately 5-feet, 10-inches tall with a muscular build, broad shoulders and skinny legs. 

He was said to have light-brown, disheveled hair, dark-colored eyes with pockmarks around his cheeks and chin.

He was wearing a white t-shirt and dark baggy jeans.

Anyone with information can contact the San Diego Community College District Police Department at (619) 388-6411.

Mesa College is the largest college in the San Diego Community College District with 24,000 students. The campus is located west of State Route 163 and east of Genesee Avenue.

A 25-year-old U.S. Marine from Garden Grove was killed Wednesday when he crashed his car on the 57 Freeway.

The Orange County Coroner draped an American Flag over the body of Robert Telles after the 11 a.m. crash.

Telles' family confirmed that he was based at Camp Pendleton.

His family was in mourning, saying he was a mentor to children at the Boys and Girls Club.

The California Highway Patrol said he was traveling northbound on the 57 Freeway in a Honda when he suddenly lost control and swerved across three lanes.

He crashed into the concrete railing on the shoulder, and the car flipped onto its roof, killing Telles.

It wasn't clear what led Telles to swerve.

His cousin told NBC4 his family was everything to him, and he had big dreams.

The Telles' family also said the tragedy hit them even harder as Robert's brother died playing football several years ago.

The family set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses.