A golfer from Mississippi 'bit the nose off' his opponent in a on-field argument, police have said.
Mark Wells, 51, is suspected of the crime and could face up to seven years behind bars if convicted.
Officials were told that the two sportsmen were arguing over a game of golf and he brawl itself took place in the parking lot of a Bay St Lewis Hollywood casino.
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After Wells turned himself in, he was then charged with 'felony mayhem'.
It's defined as the 'crime committed with the intent to kill in which the suspect mutilates, disfigures, disables or destroys someone's tongue, eye, lip, nose, limb or another body part'.
Bay St Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz said: "The investigation determined that suspect, Mark Curtis Wells, bit the nose off of the victim."
Local station WXXV-25 reported that the nose is yet to be found.
They also reported that Wells was booked into the Hancock County jail, and was released shortly after after paying 10 percent of a $50,000 bond.
UNILAD have contacted Hollywood Casino & Resort Gulf Coast for comment.
In other golf-related news, a transgender golfer has called for limits on trans women competing in female sports, saying the latest version of the Olympics policy is a ‘slap in the face for women’.
Mianne Bagger, 55, became the first openly trans woman to play in a professional golf tournament when she took part in the Women’s Australian Open in 2004.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Bagger said: “They then came out with an amendment to that policy in 2015 which removed the requirement for surgery and then only had a 12 month ineligibility period.
“It's quite a drastic difference and in my view this is really quite a slap in the face to women. I've never found that acceptable, at all.”
Bagger said the latest version of the IOC policy is 'pretty much denying the role of testosterone as a factor in the difference in physical ability between men and women', adding: “Which I think is pretty obvious and quite irrefutable.”
She continued: “It is male puberty that gives men and boys the physical advantage over women in sport and physical ability in general.
“I am still of the view that the 2003 policy should stand, with an appropriate amendment on more emerging research. My views haven't changed at all.”
Bagger also said recent research 'has shown that a 12 month period of loss of testosterone is not at all enough to mitigate the advantages gained by going through male puberty'.
If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence contact Mindline Trans+ on 0300 330 5468. The line is open 8pm–midnight Mondays and Fridays and is run by trans volunteers
Anish Vij