Senior Bryant Baek, 21 is facing felony charges for breaking and entering Ballou Hall earlier this month.
Baek was identified by Lt. Paul Covino of the Medford Police Department (MPD). Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) and the Dean of Students Office had earlier declined to release Baek's name.
On April 10 at 3:55 a.m. an alarm was set off in Ballou and alerted the TUPD of a breach in the security system. Though the alarm sounded at TUPD, it was inaudible to the trespasser in the building, Captain Mark Keith said.
Officers responded immediately and on checking the exterior of the building discovered a window-screen removed and the window open on the east side of the building. According to Keith, the attending TUPD officers heard a door close in the interior of the building and then encountered an individual exiting the building through the south door facing Professors' Row.
"The officers stopped him and identified him as a Tufts student," Keith said. "He had been drinking and was arrested for breaking and entering."
Baek was then transported to the MPD where he was booked on the charges. He was arraigned at the Somerville District Court on April 13 and a hearing date has been set at the court for late May, Keith said.
According to Judicial Affairs Officer Veronica Carter, during a disciplinary meeting with the student, he told her that "he was intoxicated and thought it would be a thrill -- he doesn't know what made him do it."
Carter said that the student was deeply apologetic for his actions.
The Dean of Students Office has since placed Baek on Disciplinary Probation II.
There was no apparent damage done to Ballou during the incident, and nothing was taken from the building, Keith said.
-- by Daniela Perdomo
