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Market employee brought gun to work
Issue date: 4/10/08
Baltimore police, with the assistance of Campus Security, found and seized a gun from an employee's jacket in Charles Street Market on April 1.
The gun was observed protruding from a jacket in a staff-only area of the market. A manager called security, who responded with a security officer and an off-duty Baltimore police officer in the employ of the University. Aramark closed the market after the gun was discovered.
"This was a frightening incident, but an isolated one," David Furhman, director of dining programs at Hopkins, said.
"It was an anxiety-ridden day for all concerned," he added.
The gun was confiscated, but the employee, Greylin Williams, fled. A warrant was issued for Williams, and on April 4 he was arrested on handgun charges.
Campus Security has given Williams a trespassing citation, and Lt. Steve Ossmus of Campus Security said, "We told Aramark that he is not welcome here."
The investigation is being run through the Baltimore Police Department with the cooperation of Campus Security and Aramark.
Thus far, no explanation has been given for why Williams brought the gun to work.
Ossmus did not want to speculate on why the employee would bring a weapon to work.
Ossmus was surprised by the incident, saying he has been here "seven years and never seen anything like this."
"This was clearly an isolated incident. We have no reason whatsoever to believe otherwise," Furhman said.
There were no indications that Williams had brought the gun to work before.
According to Furhman, Williams was given the standard background check and, pursuant to University policy for all employees, did not have a record.
Aramark Metro Area District Manager Owen Rosten said that they have not received a comment from the union about the incident.
However, he said that Aramark "would not have hired [Williams] if he didn't pass the background check."
"Since this employee was hired by Aramark, we have no reason to believe he had a criminal record that precluded employment eligibility," Furhman said.
The incident was not reported in the security bulletins because it was considered a recovered property incident, Ossmus said.
The gun was observed protruding from a jacket in a staff-only area of the market. A manager called security, who responded with a security officer and an off-duty Baltimore police officer in the employ of the University. Aramark closed the market after the gun was discovered.
"This was a frightening incident, but an isolated one," David Furhman, director of dining programs at Hopkins, said.
"It was an anxiety-ridden day for all concerned," he added.
The gun was confiscated, but the employee, Greylin Williams, fled. A warrant was issued for Williams, and on April 4 he was arrested on handgun charges.
Campus Security has given Williams a trespassing citation, and Lt. Steve Ossmus of Campus Security said, "We told Aramark that he is not welcome here."
The investigation is being run through the Baltimore Police Department with the cooperation of Campus Security and Aramark.
Thus far, no explanation has been given for why Williams brought the gun to work.
Ossmus did not want to speculate on why the employee would bring a weapon to work.
Ossmus was surprised by the incident, saying he has been here "seven years and never seen anything like this."
"This was clearly an isolated incident. We have no reason whatsoever to believe otherwise," Furhman said.
There were no indications that Williams had brought the gun to work before.
According to Furhman, Williams was given the standard background check and, pursuant to University policy for all employees, did not have a record.
Aramark Metro Area District Manager Owen Rosten said that they have not received a comment from the union about the incident.
However, he said that Aramark "would not have hired [Williams] if he didn't pass the background check."
"Since this employee was hired by Aramark, we have no reason to believe he had a criminal record that precluded employment eligibility," Furhman said.
The incident was not reported in the security bulletins because it was considered a recovered property incident, Ossmus said.
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