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Grand jury indicts man in Navy Hospital bomb scare

By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

A GRAND jury of the District Court of Guam yesterday charged David Eugene Thomas, 49, for terrorizing patients and personnel at the Naval Hospital early Friday morning.
Thomas, a retired military man, was charged with terrorist conduct, disorderly conduct and entering military naval or coast guard property.
Thomas entered the Naval Hospital at 12:30 a.m. on Friday and announced that he has weapons and explosives in his backpack, causing hospital workers to evacuate patients, including those in the intensive care unit and neo-natal ward.
Prior to the terrorist conduct, Thomas reportedly went to Andersen Air Force Base and engaged in a fight during a softball game on Wednesday, causing inconvenience to the public.
Thomas allegedly went to Andersen’s Subway food chain on Thursday and created public disturbance when he violently reacted to someone whom he also threatened violently.
Because of the softball incident, Andresen law enforcers removed Thomas and ordered the former military man not to reenter the military base.
Thomas, however, violated the order when he returned on April 26 and created public disturbance at Subway restaurant.
Early Friday morning, he entered the U.S. Navy Hospital and threatened to shoot one of the security officers.
He also announced that he has weapons and explosives in his backpack, prompting the hospital employees to panic and evacuated the patients.