Man’s nose bitten off in family brawl
Five were arrested in Hardeeville Tuesday after police received a tip about a fight in which a piece of a man’s nose was bitten off, The (Hilton Head) Island Packet reported.
Brothers Anthony Peterson, 24, and Jason Peterson, 23, were with relatives when a dispute started and a fight broke out. Anthony Peterson was the only one who hadn’t been drinking.
The Petersons’ cousin, 25-year-old Danten Hallman, punched Jason Peterson in the eye suddenly, according to a police report. It was then that Wendell, Hallman’s father, grabbed a two-by-four and struck several people.
Danten Hallman bit Anthony Peterson’s nose sometime during the fight, and a portion of the nose was separated from the rest.
The missing piece was not found by police, according to Lt. Arnold Middleton of the Hardeeville Police Department.
House passes police workers’ compensation bill
The state House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that will make police officers with post-traumatic stress disorder eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, The State reported.
The bill is one of the first pieces of legislation passed in the new year, as the legislative session began Wednesday.
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Department deputy Brandon Bentley served as the inspiration for the bill, after he shot and killed a man while on call in 2009. Bentley did not work again following the incident and said he attempted suicide at least twice.
“Quit giving them awards and quit waving at them in the [Legislature’s] balcony, and do some small thing to help them,” said state Rep. Tommy Pope, R-York.
The bill is expected to take one more vote in the House today before it continues on to the state Senate.
Wrestler Johnnie Mae Young dies at age 90
Decorated professional wrestler and Columbia resident Johnnie Mae Young died Tuesday at the age of 90, The State reported.
Young was prominent in the wrestling world for close to 75 years.
“There will never be another Mae Young,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman and CEO. “On behalf of WWE, I extend our sincerest condolences to her family and friends.”
Throughout her time in the professional wrestling world, Young was close with Lillian Ellison, also known as “Fabulous Moolah,” with whom she ran a wrestling training complex.
Following funeral services Wednesday, Young will be buried in a mausoleum in Greenlawn Memorial Park next to Ellison. A picture of the two friends in their younger days is displayed on the mausoleum.