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.
Never heard a single note of a Bieber song. I’m sure it’s vapid and dreadful. But the Clown Posse and their fans are in a league of their own.
They were turning their lives around, had budding rap careers and lived with their grandmothers.
That’s a lie. He didn’t have a brain.
Most of them are tweakers with impressive rap sheets, so technically, they’re not allowed to vote. But they do anyway, whether they know it or not.
I’m taking a wild guess that alcohol and drugs were involved
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