He loses his nose due to a wild argument on a golf course

Sport can be crazy, and this story is proof of that. On November 28, 2022, a 51-year-old American was arrested after ripping off another’s nose with his teeth. According to the St. Louis Bay Police Department in Mississippi, the incident took place in the parking lot of the Hollywood Casino & Resort Gulf Coast, a luxury hotel including a golf course. The two men, who had played a round of golf in the afternoon, were arguing over it when Mark Curtis Wells, 51, allegedly lunged at the victim.

“Officers learned that prior to Wells’ act an argument broke out over a round of golf being played at Bridges Golf Course, a nearby coursePolice Chief J. Toby Schwartz said in a statement. The dispute continued all day among several participants, until its climax in the parking lot of the casinoThe victim, seriously injured, was discovered with a bloody face. “A victim was discovered with a disfiguring facial wound, Schwartz said. The investigation determined that the suspect, Mark Curtis Wells, bit the victim’s nose.”

A crime punishable by 7 years in prison

To date, the origin of the dispute is unknown. The suspect, who fled after his act in a Tesla brand car, was arrested on Wednesday, November 30. According to the specialized site Law and Crime, he would risk a heavy prison sentence. Indeed, according to a specific Mississippi law, any mutilation or disfigurement of someone’s tongue, eyes, lips or nose is punishable by up to 7 years’ imprisonment. It is unclear whether or not the suspect admitted the facts.