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REXBURG — A man upset over a smoking fee at a Rexburg motel shot up the building, witnesses say.
Motel workers at Motel 6 on 1360 South 12th West told a man on Friday morning he had to pay a $150 fee after smoking inside the room he slept in the night before, they told EastIdahoNews.com. The man reportedly stormed out of the motel around 10 a.m., pulled out an assault-style rifle and began firing at the building, Rexburg police say.
The man was with a female companion. Both of them got into a black pickup truck pulling a trailer and drove off, according to Rexburg police.
The man, who the police have not publicly identified, reportedly fired the gun multiple times. Numerous bullet holes covered the front of the building, went through glass doors and through more walls inside the motel.
The Rexburg Police Department rushed to the motel and discovered no one was hurt in the shooting. For hours, police combed through the scene and searched for the shooter.
Rexburg Police Department Assistant Chief Gary Hagen said law enforcement took the man into custody in Alpine, Wyoming.
They left the motel by 1 p.m. and staff began cleaning up the broken glass to board up the motel. The motel plans to remain closed the rest of the day.
