Posted on 08/09/2014 4:41:50 PM PDT by CtBigPat
Zachary Swanson, 31, has had to have his arm amputated below the elbow after his housemates Paul Hurst, 33, and Carey Edwards, 35, allegedly tried to remove his tattoo in an hours long attack. Wicomico Country Sheriff Mike Lewis said that Zachary was "savagely beaten and nearly killed".
Hurst and Edwards were said to have attempted to "forcibly carve a unique tattoo" from Swanson's right arm on Monday morning.
Failing to remove the tattoo with a blade, the two men doused his arm in a flammable liquid and set it alight, Mike Lewis said.
The two men, Hurst and Edwards savagely attacked Swanson because they thought that he had disrespected the Insane Clown Posse and no longer deserved the tattoo, police said.
Swanson's tattoo was associated with Juggalos, cult fans of American hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse; known for their vivid and contrasting clown make-up.
"I can't imagine the pain that the victim went through," Mr Lewis told Delaware Online.
According to the sheriff, all three men were Juggalos.
Charging documents reportedly state that Hurst and Edwards were angry with Swanson about the way that he treated his girlfriend (who happens to be Edwards' sister).
Swanson was left on the ground without medical treatment for several hours after the assault, police said.
Aside from the obvious damage to his arm, he also suffered fractures, brain bleeding, 11 broken ribs and a liver laceration. He remains to be in a critical but stable condition at a Baltimore burns centre.
Hurst and Edwards are being held without bond on attempted murder and assault charges.
Geniuses like this for some strange reason I can’t begin to understand are allowed to vote(counts just the same as yours or mine).
What a country!
It says he was suffering from “Brain Bleeding”...
was that after or BEFORE the attack???
I’m afraid to contemplate that.
He had called them the Sane Clown Posse by mistake, and that was just too much.
If Obama had two sons.
They look and sound just like some subhumans just out of “Sons of Anarchy,” where similar tattoo removals are sometimes performed.
My eyes!!!
Caption of this picture ‘Please Do Not Judge Us with your Old World, Old School, Disproven, Outvoted, Malformed Sense of Morals!!”
Hmmm, I can’t really laugh about that. Not even when we’re talking about Juggalos. That’s my hang up.
Clowns are evil.
Well said.
Look on the bright side, at least he doesn’t have to go through life with an Insane Clown Posse tattoo.
Who’s got the Hold Muh Faygo And Watch This PING list?
lol.
I am sure when he is able to walk and poop painlessly again, he will thank them. lol
He should get it stuffed and preserved, it’d made a heck of a back scratcher.
I need to get some sleep and my laptop does too. lol
good night FReeperdom
Its a Yankee wigger thing yo.
We have wiggies here too sadly.
Insane Clown Posse has that big outdoors show each year in Ohio I think....jus recently
Meth
Drunk
And Acid oddly enough
No Molly obviously.
I think you'd be hard-pressed to find any Juggalo who's ever seen the inside of a voting booth.
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