Wisconsin woman accused of biting off husband's tongue (Reuters)

Reuters - A Wisconsin woman bit off half her husband's tongue during a kiss and has been arrested, authorities said on Tuesday....More

Accused scratch-off thief returns to same store

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) -- A Winter Haven man was arrested after authorities said he took a winning scratch-off ticket back to the store he had stolen it from a day earlier. The Polk County Sheriff's Office reported that a 22-year-old man stole $70 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets from a Circle K store on Sunday. One of the tickets revealed a $50 prize---...More

Fla. trooper accused of writing bogus tickets

MIAMI (AP) -- A Florida Highway Patrol trooper based in South Florida has been arrested on charges of official misconduct, after authorities said he wrote hundreds of fake citations to drivers. Paul C. Lawrence was accused of trying to increase the number of citations he issued by writing bogus tickets. More than 200 traffic tickets he issued since November have been dismissed, and there may be more---...More

Fla. woman accused of hitting man with raw steak

DUNNELLON, Fla. (AP) -- A 53-year-old was arrested after allegedly hitting a man in the head with a raw steak. According to a Marion County Sheriff's Office report, the man told deputies Elsie Egan repeatedly hit him with the uncooked meat and slapped his face after he refused a piece of sliced bread. The man said he wanted a bread roll---...More

Man accused of ramming car into hot dog stand

CARY, N.C. (AP) -- Police said a North Carolina man rammed his car into a hot dog stand when the vendor refused to sell him a hot dog and drink for a dollar. WRAL-TV reported 23-year-old David Kelbaugh of Rolesville was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, driving while intoxicated and injury to property. Police said Kelbaugh was drinking at a bar in Cary early Wednesday when he left to order food at the hot dog stand---...More

Accused bigamist says he didn?t say ?I do?

DETROIT - A married Detroit man says he can?t be accused of bigamy because he didn?t say ?I do? in a marriage ceremony to a second woman. Eugene Pallisco, 44, testified in Oakland County Circuit Court that his marriage to Lesley Keith, 38, was a sham and Keith knew it. Keith told Judge Cheryl Matthews he stood mute during the 2002 marriage ceremony and never uttered the words of consent ?I do.? Several witnesses, however, testified they heard Pallisco say ?I do? and believed the marriage to be legitimate.---...More

La. woman accused of biting boyfriend's tongue

WEST MONROE, La. (AP) -- Deputies arrested a blood-stained 39-year-old woman for allegedly biting her boyfriend's tongue during an argument. According to an arrest affidavit, the woman's boyfriend told deputies that she hit him over the head with a beer bottle during the disagreement. He said he attempted to kiss her to reconcile and she bit his tongue, causing it to bleed---More

Man accused of sword attack after finding soda can

BRYAN, Texas (AP) -- A man who was apparently was upset after finding a soda can in his room allegedly used a sword to cut two of his roommates. Michael Angel Zamago was jailed on Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon related to family violence. Bail was $25,000...More

Man accused of trading dad's car for $50 in crack

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities arrested a man they said tried to trade his father's car for $50 worth of crack cocaine. Deputies arrested the 39-year-old man around 4 a.m. Wednesday after his 74-year-old father reported that his Lincoln had been stolen. When deputies arrived at the father's home, they saw the son walking up the street. They determined that the car had been sold for drugs....More

Man accused of climbing into pit toilet - again

PORTLAND - When Gary Moody pleaded no contest to trespassing in 2005 for hiding in a pit toilet on White Mountain National Forest property in New Hampshire, a judge urged him to seek help for whatever had driven him to climb down there. According to a new complaint, Moody didn?t get the message. The 49-year-old Pittston man is charged again - this time in federal court - with climbing into a pit toilet in the White Mountain National Forest. ...More

Teacher Accused of Selling Grades for $1,400

TRENTON, New Jersey - A New Jersey social studies teacher has been charged with accepting cash from students looking to improve their grades. Thirty-year-old Megan Laboy is accused of collecting more than $1,400 from Colts Neck High School students during the 2008-09 school year....More

Man accused of spitting on officer's Egg McMuffin

BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. – Authorities said a man faces a felony charge after allegedly spitting on a police officer's McDonald's breakfast sandwich. Police said a 32-year-old man was working the drive-thru window at the southwest Michigan restaurant when an unidentified officer bit into an Egg McMuffin on June 3 and immediately realized something was wrong.

A police report obtained by The Herald-Palladium said the restaurant's assistant manager noted the sandwich contained a "stringy with mucus" substance. She placed the sandwich in the off-duty manager's trash bin, but said it disappeared while she phoned him.

The suspect, a parolee who spent 14 years in an Indiana prison, said he has nothing against police. He's being held in the Berrien County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

A June 23 preliminary hearing has been set.

Information from: The Herald-Palladium