A Colorado man who was found living illegally in the rafters of a Denver restaurant after he tumbled through the ceiling and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage was sentenced yesterday . Stephen Graves , 36 , was discovered living above the Yard House restaurant in Denver on December 10 when he fell through the ceiling and broke a sprinkler head . He pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal trespass , a felony , and was sentenced to two years mental health probation . Scroll down for video . Stephen Graves pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and was sentenced to two years mental health probation . View of the Yard House restaurant ( front ) and Sheraton Hotel ( background ) in Denver , Colorado . A search of the area Graves was occupying revealed numerous bottle caps from alcoholic beverages . Graves was originally charged with burglary and two counts of criminal mischief , the Denver Post reported . The probation sentence will run concurrent with two other cases , according to the Denver District Attorney 's office . When Graves fell through the ceiling and broke the sprinkler , it caused the restaurant and the Sheraton Hotel next door to flood . It is believed Graves , who was only wearing jeans at the time , fell about 20 feet . It is believed Graves ( above ) , who was only wearing jeans , fell about 20 feet when he tumbled from the ceiling . When Graves fell from the ceiling , he broke a sprinkler head and caused flooding in the restaurant and hotel . Graves was charged with burglary and two counts of criminal mischief after the incident on December 10 . He became trapped in a wall in the restaurant and had to be cut out with a chainsaw , 7NEWS reported . James Ballinger with the Denver Police Department said : 'There was moaning coming from one of the walls to the right of the front doors . ' A search of the area Graves was occupying revealed numerous bottle caps from alcoholic beverages . It is unclear how long he was living in the restaurant before his ill-fated fall .
Steven Graves , 36 , fell through ceiling of Sheraton Hotel restaurant in Denver . He pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal trespass which is a felony . DA 's office said he was sentenced to two years mental health probation . Yard House next door was also damaged during December 10 incident .