Man arrested for flooding hotel rooms in Hiroshima

Crime Dec. 30, 2011 - 03:28PM JST ( 20 )

HIROSHIMA —

Police said Friday they have arrested a 45-year-old man for causing damage to several rooms at a hotel in Hiroshima by leaving the shower running.

According to police, the man, who has been identified as Ken Egoshi, first became embroiled in an argument with staff on Tuesday morning, following which police were called to the scene to calm the situation, NTV reported.

Police say Egoshi then returned to his hotel and deliberately turned on the shower and left the shower head filling his room with water. The water is said to have cascaded from the seventh floor to the second, damaging 14 rooms, NTV reported.

Police say the water was discovered by a staff member on the fifth floor at 9:25 a.m. on Tuesday, at which point the police were called. Egoshi attempted to check out of the hotel, but a police officer recognized him from the earlier disturbance and he was arrested at the scene.

Police said Egoshi had registered under a false name—Kentaro Takahashi.

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m5c32Dec. 30, 2011 - 04:00PM JST

Some people are just passive-aggressive.

I mean, it's not like he's on an all night bender/binge fueled delirium such as that of a throwback rocker.

Just some guy who thought he wasn't given proper respect and thought he'd learn them a lesson.
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ElvensilvanDec. 30, 2011 - 04:06PM JST

What was the original argument about? I guess he must be pretty pissed off to do such a thing.
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CrickyDec. 30, 2011 - 04:20PM JST

Registered under a false name? I didn't come down in the last shower! More to this than meets the eye I'd wager.
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MaboDofuIsSpicyDec. 30, 2011 - 04:58PM JST

Tis the season to be jolly.

Water is a concern in mansions too. That is why I do not do my own water repairs...even if I could get the parts, as they are locked into company and affiliate coops.

Do it yourself stores are pretty useless when it comes to doing your own major repairs.

This guy knew the water would run down. Most real hotels have drains on the floors of toilets and showers to deal with the idiots.
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some14someDec. 30, 2011 - 05:45PM JST

5 star hotel?
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Geoff GillespieDec. 30, 2011 - 07:31PM JST

he wasn't given proper respect and thought he'd learn them a lesson.

The mods will almost certainly delete this for being off topic, but he thought he would teach them a lesson, not learn them a lesson. Sorry, but it needs correcting....
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Mirai HayashiDec. 30, 2011 - 07:37PM JST

What a Classy guy. Hope the hotel sues him for damages
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602mikoDec. 30, 2011 - 08:25PM JST

such an ass !!!!
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Elbuda MexicanoDec. 30, 2011 - 08:39PM JST

Learned them a lesson?? Or maybe this idiot fool will learn a good lesson behind bars?? Same difference, right??
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gogogoDec. 30, 2011 - 09:52PM JST

Why would you say in the hotel?
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FightingVikingDec. 30, 2011 - 11:10PM JST

"Grammatically correct" or not, "That'll learn 'em" is often used in jest
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malfupeteDec. 30, 2011 - 11:47PM JST

The man's a genius
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LoveNotDec. 31, 2011 - 12:37AM JST

Not a real man. Stupid revenge.
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oginomeDec. 31, 2011 - 12:42AM JST

Passive aggression has been elevated to almost an art form in Japan.
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LoveNotDec. 31, 2011 - 12:48AM JST

Man losing control is a dangerous thing...
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Harry_GattoDec. 31, 2011 - 10:06AM JST

Sounds to me like a Yak who demanded that they let him stay for free and because they called the cops on him decided on some revenge.
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Badge213Jan. 01, 2012 - 11:50AM JST

I agree registered under a false name to begin with, what for? More to the story!
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Bebert61Jan. 01, 2012 - 12:34PM JST

If he was registered under a false name, why did he bother checking out?
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SerranoJan. 03, 2012 - 12:03AM JST

If he'd stolen a towel from his room, he'd be the "Wet Bandit."
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darkwolf15455Jan. 12, 2012 - 01:54AM JST

What is the reason he flooded the hotel room in the first place and what was he arguing with staff about.