Hope the got a card for incidentals….
I copied this from a local news site, since posting the link would identify the hotel. I’ve tried to edit out the identifying language. 245
This happened at one of a few 4-diamond properties in my mid-size city.
A man was charged with several felony offenses after causing over $19,000 in damages throwing furniture off of the 14th floor of a hotel.
Charging documents stated that officers with the Police Department were dispatched to the Hotel located at Main Street on June 16, 2023, on reports that an individual was throwing furniture from the 14th floor balcony into the pool.
Upon arrival, hotel security told an officer that 44-year-old <PERSON> was staying in room #1422 "where he was throwing items from the balcony."
The officer responded to the room and attempted to make contact with <PERSON> but received no answer.
After hearing loud sounds coming from the room, the officer and another on scene officer gained entry into the room where they found <PERSON> attempting to climb down to the balcony directly below him using a makeshift rope of tied blankets and bed sheets.
Two on scene officers ran down to the room below and saw <PERSON> on the balcony.
One officer attempted to pull <PERSON> into the room while another removed their taser and pointed it towards the suspect, who grabbed onto the weapon and tried to pull it away.
<PERSON> eventually let go of the taser and attempted to flee officers again, but was restrained and put in handcuffs.
The suspect was transported to the hospital for a knee injury. While there, police loosened his hand restraint in order to let medical personnel treat him, at which point <PERSON> grabbed onto one of the officer's firearm holster and tried to gain access to the gun. The officer removed the suspect's hand and put him back into an arm restraint.
While searching <PERSON>'s hotel room, police located a blue pill that field tested positive for fentanyl.
The Security Director of the hotel confirmed that <PERSON> caused $19,227 in damaged during the incident.
Officers found that <PERSON> had a record of previous drug offenses.
<PERSON> was charged with two felony counts of disarming a police officer, a felony count of criminal mischief, a felony count of possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count of interference with an arresting officer. 637