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Three Chicago men took it upon themselves to wreak havoc on the Trump International Hotel & Tower, flooding two elevators and causing $700,000 in damage, prosecutors say. Why? They were cut off at the bar for appearing to be too drunk.
Carl Koenemann and Benjamin Nitch, 25, were arrested Sunday night and charged Tuesday with felony criminal damage to property. CBS Chicago reports a third man, 24-year-old Daniel Maradei, was arrested Tuesday and also charged with felony criminal damage to property.
The bartender cut them off after only one round of drinks claiming "they already appeared intoxicated."
Nitch and Koenemann were later caught on video heading down a fire exit staircase, where they turned on a water valve that shoots 250 gallons of water out a minute. The Chicago Tribune reports the valve was reportedly open for 10 minutes before it was shut off, spewing out water that was "black, with a strong musty odor."
Initially the two turned on each other, blaming the other for turning the valve. Eventually Nitch told the cops that he may have done it accidentally by grabbing on to it to keep his balance in his drunken state. Nitch later admitted he did it out of anger for being cut off at the bar.
Koenemann and Nitch bonded out and were released on electronic ankle monitoring. Maradei is due in court Wednesday.
Source: huffingtonpost.com
