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.
The suspects.
People are insane, and i bet they vote rat
How could such nice looking boys do such a thing?
Total IQ
minus 2 standard deviations
Central casting bad guys.
The two gentlemen in question are being actively recruited by The CIA and DHS .
Damn, just when they were getting their lives together. Now this...
Oh, well, in that case, who can blame them?
Sick freaks. Sick, loser freaks. We're not talking about teenagers here, these are "men" in their 30s! Geez Louise, talk about pathetic wastes of oxygen.
If you’ve ever heard even one minute of the Clown Posse, this story makes perfect sense to you.
The most evil noise you’re ever going to hear. It’s music from the pit of hell.
Actually they are part of the new “adult children” part of society. They may be of a chronological age of 20 to 40 year old but have an arrested mental age of 10 - 14. Watch a few TV advertisements and you will realize that advertisers have already targeted the new “adult children” market.
Not if Lois Lerner can sign them up first, with full benefits too!
Darn Amish — at it again.
What about Justin Bieber ?
With friends like those...
Friends from when I was a kid are now pagans in a “Satanic Metal Band”. Their mama is very disappointed in them.
You're a juggalo. Suck it up!
The Juggalos are not a criminal gang. That implies they’re smart enough to organize themselves. I would suggest to the band that now it’s an even better idea to build a cyclone-fence-and-razor-wire screen around the stage when they’re on tour. Fellas, a lot of your fans clearly have trouble distinguishing your performance persona from the real you, and think you guys really do carve people up with a hatchet in your spare time.
I just checked and they label themselves a “Cerebral Gothic Metal” band. lol
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