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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts)
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 05:58 PM Aug 2016

Suspect found biting man's face off at chaotic Florida murder scene

Source: CBS News

Suspect found biting man's face off at chaotic Florida murder scene
CBS News/ August 16, 2016, 7:24 AM

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. -- Sheriff's deputies were called to Kokomo Lane in Martin County, Florida, on Monday evening because a neighbor told 911 he'd been stabbed trying to break up a fight.

CBS Tampa affiliate WPEC reports that when the first deputy arrived, the sheriff said she had found a man on top of another one in a driveway, biting his face.

The sheriff said the suspect was removing the victim's flesh with his teeth. Eventually, multiple deputies and a K-9 pounced, trying to remove the suspect from the prone man on the ground. They used a stun gun, but only after use of great force from every law enforcement officer available could they remove him.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife was found dead as well inside the garage of their home.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-found-biting-mans-face-off-at-chaotic-florida-murder-scene/

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Suspect found biting man's face off at chaotic Florida murder scene (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2016 OP
Post removed Post removed Aug 2016 #1
And the suspect was not a dog or any other kind of animal. milestogo Aug 2016 #2
Second time around? - Scott and Rubio have to answer for this! bagelsforbreakfast Aug 2016 #3
Yes, you're right! A man was caught on camera trying to devour a dead man near the Miami Herald. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #4
The victim in that case, Ronald Poppo, wasn't dead at the time he was attacked. Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #6
Oh, no. Oh, my God. Didn't know what you've just posted. Unbearable even hearing about it. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #9
From what I read, he lives indefinitely at a medical facility now. Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #10
So good to hear there is a place for him to recover his life. He does have admirable spirit. Thanks. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #20
Who are these people????? What is wrong with some people? Damn! glennward Aug 2016 #5
Brains are complex dynamical systems... Helen Borg Aug 2016 #13
Never heard of Flakka before tawadi Aug 2016 #7
Related to "bath salts" Bradical79 Aug 2016 #16
I don't want to try it, but mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 #22
Bath Salts are a helluva drug. Feeling the Bern Aug 2016 #8
"This is your brain on drugs ..." eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 #11
And to think ... Nihil Aug 2016 #12
TCP? Nitram Aug 2016 #14
Their guess is Flakka which is similiar to bath salts Bradical79 Aug 2016 #17
Isn't this how FEAR THE WALKING DEAD started? brooklynite Aug 2016 #15
and it wasn't mike tyson....... dembotoz Aug 2016 #18
And some people say that zombies aren't real. nt MrScorpio Aug 2016 #19
Here is something about the suspect. LisaL Aug 2016 #21
the face-eating frat boys love me! Enrique Aug 2016 #23

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

 

bagelsforbreakfast

(1,427 posts)
3. Second time around? - Scott and Rubio have to answer for this!
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 06:17 PM
Aug 2016

"she had found a man on top of another one in a driveway, biting his face."

Didn't this happen around 10 years ago - also in Florida - with that "bath salts" guy?

Shows you what hot, humid temperatures plus Republican government leads to!

Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts)
4. Yes, you're right! A man was caught on camera trying to devour a dead man near the Miami Herald.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 06:21 PM
Aug 2016

Same thing.

Had forgotten about that.

Jeez.

Sand Rat Expat

(290 posts)
6. The victim in that case, Ronald Poppo, wasn't dead at the time he was attacked.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 08:44 PM
Aug 2016

In fact, he's still alive today and, after multiple surgeries and long-term rehabilitation, is capable of dressing, feeding, showering, and shaving without assistance, though he still resides at the medical facility. The attack left him completely blind, though. Poor guy was already homeless and then had this happen to him...

Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts)
9. Oh, no. Oh, my God. Didn't know what you've just posted. Unbearable even hearing about it.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:46 PM
Aug 2016

That poor man has been through a nightmare worse than anything anyone is likely to ever have.

I hope there are people who will be looking after him, so he is not even more lost in a very brutal world.

Thanks for adding the missing story. I think a lot of people assumed he was dead.

Sand Rat Expat

(290 posts)
10. From what I read, he lives indefinitely at a medical facility now.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 01:08 AM
Aug 2016

He's remarkably self-sufficient given his circumstances, but it's all to the good that he's in a place where he can be properly cared for when the need arises. Apparently he's learned to play guitar since the attack.

And not surprising that a lot of people assumed he was dead after the severity of the attack. It's miraculous that he survived 18 minutes during the attack, and even more so that he's recovered as much as he has. Shows a hell of a lot of strength of character, IMO. I think most people, myself included, would give up.

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)
13. Brains are complex dynamical systems...
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:00 AM
Aug 2016

What is surprising is that they don't behave erratically much more often.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,505 posts)
22. I don't want to try it, but
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 07:33 PM
Aug 2016

how is it administered? Is it a liquid that is poured on oregano and smoked, or is it a powder, or...?

No, I am not asking for a friend. I simply have no familiarity with bath salts, other than a general feeling that a) they aren't for baths, and b) what they are for, I don't need.

Thanks.

 

Nihil

(13,508 posts)
12. And to think ...
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 06:57 AM
Aug 2016

... that most of the movies assume that it would be an infectious disease that cause
the Zombie Apocalypse whereas it is simply down to fuckwits choosing the nastiest
drugs around ...

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
17. Their guess is Flakka which is similiar to bath salts
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 11:09 AM
Aug 2016

I think bath salts were the drug of choice for the last guy who tried chewing off someone's face.

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