Posted on 03/16/2012 8:06:50 AM PDT by smokingfrog
WHEELERSBURG, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A man is charged with felonious assault after detectives said he got into a fight with a man and chopped off his hand with a sword.
The incident happened at a home in Wheelersburg on March 3.
Detectives said that someone called 911 saying that a man showed up to a home on Clay Street in Wheelersburg with his hand amputated stating he had been in a fight.
The victim was identified as Eric Hammond, 27, of Wheelersburg. According to the Scioto County Sheriff's Office, Hammond was treated at SOMC and then transported to a hospital in Columbus due to his amputation. He is listed in serious but stable condition.
Dustin Walker, 31, of Wheelersburg has been arrested and charged with felonious assault.
He is being held on $7,500 bond is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
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