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Visitor Admits Causing Flood at George Mason Garage After Pull-Up Breaks Water Pipe

Police describe his cooperation on restitution during an active review of charges.

Overview

  • Surveillance video shows a man using a water pipe as a pull-up bar that burst and flooded a George Mason University parking garage last month.
  • Police released the footage to identify those involved, and hours later the man called to admit he was responsible.
  • Officers say he was visiting with friends, is not a GMU student, and is not from the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia region.
  • The case remains open, with police withholding his name while he works to pay repair costs estimated in the thousands.
  • Authorities say potential counts could include misdemeanors or even felony destruction of property, and they note his admission helped.