It was getting late, but the Landstown High School student wanted to make sure his uniform looked perfect.

The next morning, senior Cade Anderson would participate in a JROTC drill competition in Prince William county. As his roommate slept, he decided to hang his jacket on a sprinkler head in his hotel room and properly affix all of his ribbons and medals, an attorney said.

When he went to take it back down, the sprinkler activated — resulting in more than $690,000 in damage. "It’s a parent’s worst nightmare," attorney Rick Matthews said in an interview.

The hotel’s insurance company is suing Anderson and the Virginia Beach school system, claiming negligence on both of their parts.