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A Utah man is facing criminal charges after admitting to releasing
rodents in at least three different hotels in order to then complain
about the pesky critters, and get compensated with a free room.
According to police, Ryan Sentelle State, 37, would check into hotels
and sneak rodents like mice and hamsters as well. Once in the room, he
would release the rodents and then call staff and complain about the
terrible hygiene. He would point out the droppings and in some cases the
rodents themselves, and ask to be exempt from paying for the
accommodation. He obviously got away with this tactic a few times, as he
is accused of scamming at least three hotels, although authorities
believe he has scammed several more hotels in the area.
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It’s not clear exactly how State was finally caught, but he has
reportedly confessed to releasing rodents inside multiple hotels, as a
way of scamming them into offering him a room for free. He now faces
five charges: faces five charges: three counts of criminal mischief and
two charges of theft by deception.
“After reading this story, Sean Medina, the assistant general manager of
Hyatt House Salt Lake City/Downtown, contacted 2News to say his hotel
was victimized by Ryan State,” KUTV reports.
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