Feds, military raid wrong hotel room; interrogate, handcuff innocent guest during botched training exercise

Federal agents and military personnel raided the wrong Boston hotel room and detained an innocent guest in a botched training exercise Tuesday, NPR reported.

"First and foremost, we’d like to extend our deepest apologies to the individual who was affected by the training exercise," U.S. Army Special Operations Command Lt. Col. Mike Burns told CNN.

"It is just shocking and quite disturbing to learn that this had happened," Boston's Mayor Michele Wu told WXFT.

The FBI's Boston division was reportedly assisting the military with a training exercise when the mishap occurred.

"Based on inaccurate information, they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player," the FBI told the outlet, adding also that no one was injured.

The blunder occurred Tuesday night in room 1505 at the Revere Hotel Boston Common on Stuart Street, CBS News affiliate WBZ-TV reported. Tripadvisor's 5,937 reviews rank the "Travelers' Choice" downtown hotel at about 4.5 of 5 stars.

Agents from the FBI and the Department of Defense reportedly banged on the door where two Delta pilots were sleeping inside, WXFT reported.

When one of the pilots opened the door, agents "barged in, handcuffed the man who is in his 30s, interrogated him and put him in the shower." It took more than 45 minutes for the agents to realize their mistake and remove the handcuffs. The man reportedly refused treatment by EMS and declined to comment to WBZ reporters.

Delta released a brief statement to the outlet. In the statement, Delta reaffirmed its commitment to the safety and well-being of staff. The statement also noted the company was looking into an alleged incident in Boston in which "Delta people" might have been involved.

Boston Police responded to the scene around 12:20 a.m. and confirmed that the FBI's Boston Division and U.S. Department of Defense were conducting a training exercise, CNN reported.

A statement released by the FBI to the outlet said, in part, that the training exercise was meant to "simulate a situation their personnel might encounter in a deployed environment."

"Safety is always a priority of the FBI, and our law enforcement partners, and we take these incidents very seriously. The Boston Division is reviewing the incident with DOD for further action as deemed appropriate," the statement also said.

The investigation could result in recommendations that could lead to judicial proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, according to CNN.

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