A Virginia man who admitted Monday to coating his motel room with the contents of 14 jars of petroleum jelly in May will have to pay $3,886 for damages to the motel.
Robert F. Chamberlain, 45, of McLean, was sentenced by Broome County Judge Patrick H. Mathews Monday to three years of probation.
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Chamberlain was charged May 10 after he coated every object in a Motel 6 room in the Town of Chenango with petroleum jelly, Broome County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Mathews didn’t ask Chamberlain on Monday why he coated his room with petroleum jelly, and Chamberlain didn’t offer any explanation. Chamberlain will have to pay $3,886 in restitution, the judge said.
Forget the fine — we want to know why he did it.