A dispute was alleged to have occurred at the UOG Financial Aid Office on Thursday, Feb. 1.

According to the magistrate’s complaint filed at the Superior Court of Guam, 30-year-old Tyler Van Tevid is suspected to have entered the Financial Aid Office to inquire about his GI benefit bill.  

 

Tevid is alleged to have verbally threatened financial aid workers with a fire extinguisher that he grabbed off the wall.

 

Tevid was charged with one count of criminal trespassing, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of harassment all as a petty misdemeanor on all charges.

On the Wednesday prior to the event, Tevid was suspended from the UOG campus.  

 

Tevid is a 2016 graduate of UOG who holds a bachelors degree in Public Administration.    

When asked about the alleged incident, Jonas Macapinlac, director of Integrated Marketing at UOG, said: “Our priority at the University is the safety and well being of all our faculty and staff. As far as I know, Mister Tevid was a good student with no prior issues here in the University even after he graduated here.” 

Tevid served in the military for 7 years with 6 years in Iran and 15 months in Afghanistan.

Tevid confirmed with Triton’s Call that he did enter the Financial Aid Office to inquire about a delay on the issuance of his GI bill.