Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

What's up with weddings and crazy people????

The Associated Press

CORUNNA, Mich. (AP) - A wedding guest bit off part of a man's finger during a reception at a banquet hall, police said.

Michael VanStrate, 31, was arraigned Monday on two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, one count of aggravated assault and one count of simple assault following the weekend incident.

The Owosso man also smeared cake on a 9-year-old boy and knocked out a 49-year-old woman, Corunna Police Sgt. Kevin Clark told The Flint Journal.

VanStrate, an invited guest of the Owosso-area couple, ``was causing altercations and arguments with other guests'' at the Friday night reception, Clark said. ``He was asked to leave a couple times, and he'd leave and come back in.''

After witnesses said VanStrate, who is 6-foot-2 and weighs 260 pounds, smeared cake on the boy's face, Clark said ``the father came to the son's rescue, struggling with the suspect, and he apparently had his finger bit off at that time.''

The bridegroom, 21, then intervened, Clark said. Police said VanStrate later elbowed the 49-year-old woman in the head during the scuffle, knocking her out temporarily.

State troopers and officers from Corunna, a community about 25 miles west of Flint, eventually subdued VanStrate early Saturday.

The guest whose right index finger was bitten off between the first and second joints was taken to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, where doctors were unable to reattach the digit. The bridegroom was treated and released at Memorial Healthcare Center in Owosso.

VanStrate remained in custody after Shiawassee County District Judge Ward Clarkson set bond at $25,000.



08/26/03 10:13 EDT


Copyright 2003 The Associated Press.

Re: Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

I gues he thought they were serving finger foods
Sorry couldn't resist

Re: Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?

Re: Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

hehe.. finger food.

sorry that was funny
hehehe

Crazy weddings man... Crazy!

Re: Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

Seriously tho..
what kind of idiot attacks a CHILD !!



Then bites a person..

Im sure his lawyers will say he was tramatized or has other 'issues' as if!!

bah!

Re: Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

OMG, I feel bad for the bride and groom. What an idiot.

Re: Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

finger foods....that's terrible!

well at least they'll always remember their wedding day...
do you think they'll include those pictures in their album??
do you think there was alcohol involved?

let's all hope that none of our weddings get into the papers this way!!!!!

Re: Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

how horrible, and they couldnt reattach the finger

Re: Wedding Guest Bites Off Man's Finger

Gross! I can't believe people do that!