Irate Person's Behavior Exaggerated

By Connect Mason Reporter James Mink

University police received a call yesterday indicating that an “irate” person was creating a disturbance in Student Union Building I. The call, which originated in the Office of Disability Services, claimed that the individual in question was throwing chairs and threatening people, according to the GMU police department.

The individual's identity has not been made available.

The police department further reported that after investigating the situation, they determined that the individual had simply been upset for not getting “served properly," explained Lt. Anthony Lamanna of the GMU Police.

“Since Virginia Tech, anytime something happens people think the student’s going to go get a gun and shoot somebody,” said Lamanna.

“He hadn’t done anything wrong in my opinion," said Lamanna concerning the behavior of the individual. As part of procedure, the police department did refer the suspect to the dean for further questioning.

Both the University Police Department and the Office of Disability Services made a point to mention that instances such as this do not happen often.