Ala. Deputy Taken to Hospital after Ear Bitten, Torn

A Morgan County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized Tuesday night after their ear was bitten and torn when they responded to a call of a suicidal person, authorities said.

The deputy assisted paramedics on the call when a struggle ensued and the suicidal person bit and tore the deputy’s ear, the sheriff’s office said.

The deputy was taken to Huntsville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suicidal person was detained, authorities said.

Additional information on the incident was not immediately released.

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