Man loses piece of ear during fight at rodeo

One man had a piece of his ear bitten off and another man was arrested following a fight at a rodeo over the holiday weekend.

One man had a piece of his ear bitten off and another man was arrested following a fight at a rodeo over the holiday weekend. (Annie Barker, Deseret News)


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

WEST JORDAN — A fight at a rodeo on July 24 resulted in one man having a chunk of his ear bitten off.

The incident happened Saturday at the West Jordan rodeo grounds, 8035 S. 2200 West. Near the end of the event, a spectator was dancing in the stands and another man apparently took offense to it, said West Jordan Police Lt. Richard Bell. The man tackled the dancing spectator and the two got into a fight, he said.

At some point during the fight, the 31-year-old man who was dancing "bit part of the victim's right ear off," according to a police affidavit. When police responded and located the man, he was still carrying the piece of severed ear and had wrapped it in a bandana, the affidavit states.

The injured man was taken to a local hospital. As of Monday, it was not known if doctors were able to reattach his ear.

The alleged ear biter was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of mayhem.

Most recent Utah stories

Related topics

Utah
Pat Reavy is a longtime police and courts reporter. He joined the KSL.com team in 2021, after many years of reporting at the Deseret News and KSL NewsRadio before that.

STAY IN THE KNOW

Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

KSL Weather Forecast