Hopkins non-affiliate cited for trespassing
According to Cook, campus security makes routine checks in the Hut every few hours throughout the night.
"Campus security is very, very good with us," Cook said. "They keep a very close eye on the Hut."
It has been reported in the past that homeless individuals occasionally stay in the Hut because it is warm and open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Wetherson himself is not homeless. According to the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Web site, he was issued an open container citation in June 2007, though the charges were dismissed. This could potentially raise security concerns regarding the Hut, considering its easy accessibility and 24/7 operations. Student monitors are stationed during the day and are trained to report any strange persons or activity. Campus security does make regular checks at night, as stated by Cook. When a repeat trespasser such as Wetherson is apprehended, the Baltimore City Police will intervene.
"We get very infrequent calls to that location," said Ossmus of the Hut. Referring to Cook's job coordinating security for the library and the Hut, he said, "Whatever she's doing, she must be doing right."
Ossmus explained that a criminal citation is somewhat like a traffic ticket. The individual to whom one is issued must agree to appear in court and make a plea, a proceeding which will then appear on his or her criminal record. The court date for Wetherson's citation at the Hut has yet to be determined, and the Baltimore City Police Department was unable to be reached for comment by press time.
The Hut will be closing after the end of this semester with the renovation of Gilman Hall. When asked if there would be any new security measures in place in the newly renovated Hut, Ossmus said, "That's still in the planning process."
"Campus security is very, very good with us," Cook said. "They keep a very close eye on the Hut."
It has been reported in the past that homeless individuals occasionally stay in the Hut because it is warm and open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Wetherson himself is not homeless. According to the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Web site, he was issued an open container citation in June 2007, though the charges were dismissed. This could potentially raise security concerns regarding the Hut, considering its easy accessibility and 24/7 operations. Student monitors are stationed during the day and are trained to report any strange persons or activity. Campus security does make regular checks at night, as stated by Cook. When a repeat trespasser such as Wetherson is apprehended, the Baltimore City Police will intervene.
"We get very infrequent calls to that location," said Ossmus of the Hut. Referring to Cook's job coordinating security for the library and the Hut, he said, "Whatever she's doing, she must be doing right."
Ossmus explained that a criminal citation is somewhat like a traffic ticket. The individual to whom one is issued must agree to appear in court and make a plea, a proceeding which will then appear on his or her criminal record. The court date for Wetherson's citation at the Hut has yet to be determined, and the Baltimore City Police Department was unable to be reached for comment by press time.
The Hut will be closing after the end of this semester with the renovation of Gilman Hall. When asked if there would be any new security measures in place in the newly renovated Hut, Ossmus said, "That's still in the planning process."
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