MANKATO — A Pennsylvania man was arrested at a downtown Mankato hotel this morning after employees there reported he had fallen through a bathroom ceiling.
Police responded to the call from employees at the City Center Hotel, 101 E. Main St., at 12:46 a.m. They said they found damage in the men's bathroom after hearing a loud noise.
The employees also reported they found a man, who was later identified as 23-year-old Garrett Edwin Combs of Gifford, Pa., in the bathroom. It appeared that Gifford had pulled himself up into the dropped ceiling and was attempting to crawl across it when he fell through, a Mankato Department of Public Safety report said.
The employees also reported that the hotel's main office, which was locked at the time, is next to the bathroom.
When Garrett was questioned by an officer, he said he was downtown with some friends and he "thought it would be fun" to crawl through a ceiling.
Police are requesting charges of disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and attempted burglary.
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