A Hilton hotel guest says he woke up to the night manager sucking his toes, man charged by police

• A hotel guest in Tennessee told police he woke to find the night manager sucking his toes.
• David Neal, 52, admitted to entering the hotel room but claimed it was because he smelled smoke.

Police allege a sleeping hotel guest in Nashville, Tennessee, woke to find the night manager sucking his toes.

Suspect David Neal, 52, the manager of the Hilton Nashville Downtown, has now been arrested and charged with aggravated burglary and assault, local outlet WKRN reported.

Nashville Metropolitan Police say the manager made a key card to gain access to the hotel room and entered around 5 am on March 30.

The guest from Texas, named Peter Brennan, told police he woke up to find Neal sucking his toes.

Brennan said he jumped up "screaming," according to Nashville's News Channel 5.

Brennan said he confronted Neal as he recognized him as one of the hotel employees who had entered his room the previous day to help fix his TV.

"I could see he was wearing a uniform, he had his name tag on. He was talking to me but not giving me any substantive answers," said the Texas resident who was visiting Nashville for a conference, per Nashville's News Channel 5.

Neal admitted to police entering the guest's room but claimed it was because he had smelled smoke and wanted to check on the guest.

However, the authorities noted that Neal had not told security about the apparent smell of smoke, and there were no other complaints about a smoke smell.

The room key was not found, and Neal told investigators that he had thrown it away.

The manager was arrested on Friday at his home in Lebanon and is jailed on a $27,000 bond, according to WKRN.

Brennan said he had been traumatized by the bizarre episode. "I'm having problems sleeping frankly, I'm going through some PTSD, talking to a therapist," he said, reported Nashville's News Channel 5. "I still don't really feel safe in my own home."

Michelle Myers, a spokesperson for Hilton. Corporation told Nashville's News Channel 5: "Hilton Nashville Downtown is independently owned and operated by a third party and no Hilton entity employs staff at this property. The safety and security of our guests is our top priority and Hilton takes matters such as these very seriously."

A statement issued by the manager of Hilton Nashville Downtown said, per News Channel 5: "The safety and security of our guests and team members is our highest priority. We are working closely with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and, as part of company policy, we do not comment on ongoing investigations."