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A homeless man allegedly chewed off another man\u2019s eyeball and ear during a Sunday morning attack near The Strip. The mangled victim died and the suspect later was charged by Las Vegas police with open murder<\/a>, according to a news report.<\/p>\n

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A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department SUV, pictured above. LVMPD officers arrested a man for a brutal murder after he allegedly bit off the victim’s eyeball and ear. (Image: Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Las Vegas TV station KLAS<\/em> initially reported that Colin Czech, 31, was apprehended by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers after he chewed on the injured man\u2019s face at a bus stop close to South Las Vegas Boulevard<\/a>, near Charleston Boulevard.<\/p>\n

The victim was identified in one local news report as Kenneth Brown.<\/p>\n

Brown had a relatively large cut on his head and an eye and ear were missing from his head when he was examined by a physician, KLAS<\/em> reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When EMTs arrived at the crime scene, they quickly rushed Brown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

His age and address weren\u2019t immediately known. An autopsy is likely to be performed by the Clark County coroner\u2019s office to confirm Brown\u2019s ID, as well as identify the cause and manner of death.<\/p>\n

The incident began when Czech, who told police he’s homeless<\/a>, reportedly tackled Brown during a fight. A witness later saw the assailant \u201ceating\u201d the victim\u2019s face, police said.<\/p>\n

When LVMPD officers arrived, Czech was kneeling by the victim\u2019s body.<\/p>\n

Human Remains in Mouth<\/h2>\n

Unspecified \u201cbiological matter\u201d was in Czech\u2019s \u201chair, mouth and on his clothing,\u201d KLAS<\/em> reported, citing court documents.<\/p>\n

Initially, Czech claimed Brown had attacked him though there’s been no word on what led to the dispute between the two men.<\/p>\n

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Czech also \u201cwas going in and out of consciousness,\u201d according to court documents. He claimed to have not slept for \u201cfive days straight,\u201d police revealed, adding that he told officers something was \u201cpossessing him,\u201d KLAS<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Later, Czech admitted \u201che used \u2026 teeth to eat [Brown\u2019s] eyeballs and ears,\u201d according to court documents.<\/p>\n

The scene of the crime is near the Las Vegas Arts District. Numerous LVMPD officers responded there after the violent attack.<\/p>\n

Held Without Bail<\/h2>\n

During a Monday afternoon appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court, Justice of the Peace Rebecca Saxe ordered Czech to be held without bail<\/a> and found probable cause for his arrest.<\/p>\n

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Czech didn\u2019t show up for Monday\u2019s court appearance due to unspecified health conditions. As of midday Monday, he was a patient at a local hospital, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>. Once it\u2019s medically possible, he\u2019s expected to be held at the Clark County Detention Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Czech is scheduled to appear in Justice Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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