A person excessive on medication at Florida’s Sol Fest attacked a police officer and “bit a piece” out of his head, FOX 13 News stories.
The digital dance music competition happened from Thursday, Might 2nd to Sunday, Might fifth at Vortex Spring, a venue in Ponce de Leon. Deputy Mark Harris of the Holmes County Sheriff’s Workplace had been patrolling the grounds on the second night time of Sol Fest when he says he was instantly accosted by a competition attendee below the affect of medicine.
It was a mixture of PCP, LSD, ketamine and mushrooms that reportedly despatched James Michael Anderson, a Vortex Springs volunteer, right into a violent frenzy throughout which he bit into the officer’s head. Anderson additionally tried to seize his weapon, Harris mentioned.
Holmes County Sheriff's Workplace
In the course of the scuffle, Harris managed to attract his taser, however even {the electrical} cost appeared to have little impact on the drug-fueled Anderson, who continued to wrestle. Backup then arrived and a number of other deputies converged on the scene, wrestling Anderson to the bottom and restraining him.
Each Anderson and Harris had been reportedly rushed to a close-by hospital. Harris, with a piece of his head lacking, was in shock however secure. Anderson, nonetheless combative, was sedated and positioned below arrest.
Because the information of the assault unfold, the Holmes County Sheriff’s Workplace launched an announcement detailing the incident. Anderson was finally charged with aggravated battery on a regulation enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.