Man Sentenced For Biting Off Half Of Man’s Ear During Fight Over Woman

February 22, 2013

An Atmore man has been sentenced to probation for biting half another man’s ear during a fight over a woman last year in Bratt.

Brian Craig Sims, age 41 of Marshall Avenue, pleaded no contest to charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief for the incident on McElhaney Road in May 2012.

Judge Linda Nobles withheld adjudication in the case and sentenced Sims to three years probation. He was also ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the victim.

The victim told Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies that Sims knocked on the door of his fifth-wheel travel trailer. When he opened the door, Sims then attacked the victim — hitting him in the head with a two-inch thick stick, trying to choke him and biting off half of the victim’s left ear while he was in a headlock, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

A female in the trailer with the victim said she had previously dated Sims for 2.5 years and that he was very jealous.

After deputies interviewed the victim during treatment at Atmore Community Hospital, they were able to find the other half of his ear at his residence on McElhaney Road, according to the arrest report. Deputies said they contacted the hospital and they advised that they would be unable to reattach the ear.

Comments

8 Responses to “Man Sentenced For Biting Off Half Of Man’s Ear During Fight Over Woman”

  1. TC on February 24th, 2013 2:26 am

    All he got is probation? You could have kids giving out more just sentences than this judge.

  2. Ben Thar on February 23rd, 2013 10:22 am

    Yeah, that bites.

  3. Observer on February 23rd, 2013 5:45 am

    I dont think the sentence should have been that harsh

  4. Randy on February 22nd, 2013 8:51 am

    FIRE nobles

  5. listen on February 22nd, 2013 8:21 am

    They say you should only believe “half” of what you hear.

  6. chris1 on February 22nd, 2013 6:31 am

    “Judge Linda Nobles withheld adjudication in the case and sentenced Sims to three years probation.”

    Another lame weak sentence by Nobles.

    ” He was also ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the victim.”
    Oh sure that will happen…LOL

  7. 429SCJ on February 22nd, 2013 4:53 am

    Unbelievable.

    I could not just simply leave that account open.

  8. dan-o on February 22nd, 2013 1:33 am

    Well, was the deadly weapon the stick, or his teeth?

    If I knew that a piece of my ear was worth $10,000, I would’ve called Mike Tyson years ago. Hell, I got another one…

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