Man Arrested in Cle Elum Hotel Incident After Threats, Property Damage

Cle Elum police arrested a Renton man Monday night at a hotel after he allegedly pulled wiring out of the walls of his room and melted a TV box in a microwave.

The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 63-year-old Michael Rengstorff also allegedly assaulted officers sent to the Stewart Lodge in response to a 911 hang-up call. Rengstorff reportedly threatened to kill officers and took off all his clothing and began waving his private parts at police.

Officers responded to the hotel on West First Street just after 7 p.m. Memorial day after dispatchers reported a 911 hang-up. The caller cursed at a dispatcher just before hanging up, and when they called back, the worker could not find an immediate issue…

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