Edward Van Tassel, 29, wanted to get the letter in Cruise hands to enlist him in the cause of helping other veterans, said the former soldiers attorney, Robert Landheer. Van Tassel went to cruise Beverly Hills villa on December 3 and again Sunday in an attempt to deliver the letter, said Landheer. A judge has ordered an Iraq war veteran to stay away from Tom Cruise after the man brandished a gun near a highway and weeks later they tried to hand-deliver a letter to the plaintiff, lawyers said on Thursday.