October 11, 2000
Special Report --”I didn’t do it!” pleaded Roberto Lamas when he placed a call to his office maintenance manager Wednesday afternoon. “I went in there and the toilet was already overflowing! I didn’t do it!”
The toilet in question was a toilet in the men’s bathroom on the 5th floor of an Austin office building. The toilet was stuffed with toilet paper and water surrounded the porcelain bowl. “We’ve never had problem with that toilet before.” stated Michael Lawrence, the office maintenance man.
“He looked pretty guilty coming out of the stall,” said Brian Taylor, another office tenant who happened to be using the urinal at the time of the incident. “I heard water splash out of the toilet onto the floor and then this guy walks behind me and says, ‘I didn’t do it!’. I think he did though,” continued Brian, “most people don’t wade through water to use an overflowing toilet.”
Roberto Lamas isn’t speaking about the incident. Requests for comment have repeatedly been denied by Mr. Lamas’ secretary.