Sheldon L. Hile

A Butler County Prison inmate is facing new charges after he allegedly broke a fire suppression sprinkler and flooded his cell.

County detectives said Sheldon L. Hile, 21, of Butler on March 1 — while in the restrictive housing unit — used a string to sever the sprinkler head.

The cell block flooded, authorities said, which temporarily put the fire suppression system out of operation.

Hile allegedly admitted to the vandalism, which caused $148 in damage.

When asked why he did it, according to court documents, he replied that he “just had the urge to do so.”

He is charged with institutional vandalism and reckless endangerment, both misdemeanors.