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  • 21
    Apr
    2013
    8:52pm, EDT

    Chicago man charged with biting off another man's ear

    Cook County Sheriff's Office

    Police say Richard Vody bit off another man's ear during a dispute in a Chicago suburb Friday morning.

    By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News

    A 28-year-old man is charged with breaking into a suburban Chicago home and biting off another man's ear during an argument on Friday, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.


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    Richard Vody, of Justice, Ill., forced his way into the victim’s home early Friday and, during a heated  dispute, leaned in and bit off half of the 26-year-old’s right ear, according to police. Authorities said the victim’s girlfriend also lived in the home and all three knew each other.

    Firefighters responded to the scene and took the victim to an area hospital for treatment. With the help of Chicago police canine units, the missing part of the man’s ear was found Saturday near the home.

    Vody is charged with home invasion, aggravated battery and domestic battery, according to a press release from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

    He is currently out on $250,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

     

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    With the help of Chicago police canine units, the missing part of the man's ear was found Saturday near the home. As someone who hunted with dogs for years, I'm wondering what command you give a dog to find an ear. "Ear boy!"?

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    Mar
    2012
    2:22pm, EDT

    Cops: Losing coach bites off winner's ear

    By NBCConnecticut.com

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A middle school basketball rivalry took a violent turn on Friday, after one losing coach bit off part of another coach’s ear, police said.

    Police said the assistant coach of the losing team, Timothy Lee Forbes, 34, of Springfield, assaulted the coach of the winning team after a championship tournament game and bit off part of his ear.


    Police received a report of a disturbance at the Holy Name School in Springfield during a sixth-grade boys' basketball game.

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    People at the game pulled Forbes off the coach, police said, and Forbes ran out of the gym before police arrived. The victim, a 34-year-old Springfield man, was rushed to the Baystate Medical Center in an ambulance to have his ear reattached. He has been released.

    Forbes has been charged with mayhem, assault and battery and other charges. He will be arraigned on Monday afternoon in Springfield District Court.

    Police said neither team is affiliated with the Holy Name School.

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    Timothy Lee Forbes, 34, of Springfield, assaulted the coach of the winning team after a championship tournament game and bit off part of his ear. Mike Tyson changed his name! I was wondering what he's been up too!

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