Michael Macor/The Chronicle

(02-19) 19:14 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A UC Berkeley student who is accused of making homophobic statements before beating another student and stealing his cell phone has been arrested, police said Wednesday.

The attack occurred on campus late Tuesday night, when Joseph Donner, 19, and an acquaintance, also 19, were walking to Moffitt Library, according to UC police. Donner made homophobic statements and demanded the victim's cell phone, police said. Then he ordered the victim to go into a construction site at Campbell Hall.