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A potentially par-inspired spar erupted in Massachusetts Friday, leading one golfer to bite the finger off of another. A 47-year-old man was arrested and charged with mayhem after taking matters into his own mouth – er, hands – at the Southers Marsh Golf Club in Plymouth, Mass., WCVB reports. He was taken to jail, while his victim – whose thumb was reportedly chomped off to the knuckle – paid a visit to the hospital. Dispatcher audio obtained by WCVB reports that “two foursomes got into an altercation and there’s been a finger that’s been bitten off.” The audio also said...

Especially at this time of year, I’m a fan of ‘finger food’ that can be made ahead, frozen, and ready in just minutes in the event of impromptu visitors. Nothing fits this bill better than the Gougere, a light savory ‘puff’ of cheesy pastry that goes wonderfully with cocktails and freezes very well. There are many variations on the Gougere, but this one is basic and classic: http://chezbonnefemme.com/recipes/gougeres/________________________________________________________ Last Thanksgiving, I took the advice of Freeper ‘boatbums’, and we dry-brined our turkey for the first time; it really was the best turkey we’ve had, even though we made the mistake...

Human finger in Idaho trout belongs to wakeboarder OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM THE BONNER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: On September 11, 2012, Nolan Calvin reported that while fishing on the west side of Priest Lake he caught a large lake trout. Mr. Calvin began to clean the fish and discovered what he believed to be a severed human finger inside the fish. Mr. Calvin put the finger on ice and reported the incident to the Sheriff's Office. The finger was picked up and examined by Detectives from the Bonner County Sheriff's Office who determined that the finger was indeed human. Detectives...

A MAN battling depression cut off his own little finger, cooked it for dinner and ate it.

A well-preserved tomb believed to be the final resting place of an ancient Mayan king has been discovered in Guatemala, scientists announced last week. The 1,600-year-old tomb was discovered on May 29 beneath the El Diablo pyramid in the city of El Zotz. It is packed with of carvings, ceramics, textiles, and the bones of six children, who might have been sacrificed at the time of the king's death. However, much more work is needed before the scientists can piece together all the clues about the tomb's owner. "We still have a great deal of work to do," said Stephen...

THOUSAND OAKS -- A 65 year old man had his finger bitten off Wednesday evening at a health care rally in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's investigators were called to Hillcrest and Lynn Road at 7:26 p.m. About 100 protesters sponsored by MoveOn.org were having a rally supporting health care reform. A group of anti-health care reform protesters formed across the street. When someone from the pro-reform side crossed over to the anti-reform side, a fist fight ensued, which resulted in the man's pinky finger getting bitten off. It's believed the man was on the...

Chowchilla, Calif. -- A woman claims she found part of a human finger in a sandwich she bought at a Subway restaurant, and health officials are investigating the incident, authorities said. The Subway claim comes less than two years after a Las Vegas woman made headlines when she reported that she bit into a fingertip in a bowl of chili at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose — a claim that turned out to be a hoax. Two health inspectors visited the sandwich shop in Chowchilla, about 40 miles north of Fresno, on Thursday after the woman reported finding what...

San Jose -- A Nevada couple who cooked up a scheme to plant a severed finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili to extort money from the fast food chain were sentenced Wednesday to lengthy prison terms. Anna Ayala, 40, who said she bit into the digit, was sentenced to nine years in state prison. Her husband, Jaime Plascencia, 44, who supplied the finger, was ordered locked up for more than a dozen years. The pair pleaded guilty Sept. 9 in Santa Clara County Superior Court to two felony charges arising from the chili-finger scam: conspiracy to file a false...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Prosecutors are asking a judge to impose maximum prison sentences for the couple who masterminded the plot to plant a human fingertip in a bowl of Wendy's chili, calling the pair "grifters" who demonstrated "a total selfishness and perceived entitlement to other people's money." Jaime Plascencia, 44, and Anna Ayala, 40, pleaded guilty on Sept. 9 to two felony charges arising from the chili-finger scam: conspiracy to file a false insurance claim and attempted grand theft with damages exceeding $2.5 million. At most, Ayala faces nine years, eight months in prison for her part in the...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sentencing for the couple implicated in the Wendy's chili finger scheme has been delayed until next month. Anna Ayala and her husband, Jaime Placencia, were scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for their role in planting a fingertip in a bowl of chili at Wendy's restaurant in March. Sentencing for the couple was delayed because a probation report was not ready yet. Ayala had claimed that she bit into the finger while eating chili at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose earlier this year. Ayala and Placencia pleaded guilty in September to conspiring to file a false...

For the second time in two years, a wedding reception guest in Shiawassee County has lost part of a finger during a fight. This time, Philip L. Michalek, of Morrice, is accused of biting off the tip of another man's thumb during a scuffle Saturday night outside the Perry Township Hall, police said. Michalek, 26, was arraigned Monday on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and jailed with bond set at $10,000. He could face 10 years in prison if convicted. Police said Michalek was scuffling with Ryan Dickey, 23, of Grand Ledge, in the...

Anna Ayala has pleaded guilty to charges she planted a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili as part of a scheme to defraud the fast food chain. The deal was reached this morning in a San Jose courthouse. Ayala also pleaded guilty to a unrelated charge that she defrauded a San Jose woman in a mobile home sale. Ayala's husband, Jaime Plascencia, is also expected to plead guilty. But discussions regarding that deal haven't been completed yet. Plascencia and Ayala had been charged with two felony charges in connection with the Wendy's case: conspiracy to file a false...

San Francisco -- A Florida food packager that lists “convenience at your fingertips” as one of its top qualities has been sued by a California prison inmate who says that he bit into a real human fingertip when he consumed one of the company’s vegetarian meals. The company, G.A. Food Services, said in a letter to Pelican Bay State Prison that the ¾-inch fingertip accidentally had been sliced off the right middle finger of one of its workers when the employee was cleaning a filling machine on the frozen entree assembly line on July 14, 2004. The department manager mistakenly...

Defense suggests possibility of striking a deal; prosecutor declines. Once again, the Las Vegas couple accused of conspiring to plant a human finger in a bowl of Wendy’s chili in what San Jose police called a failed extortion plot appeared in court today without entering a plea. Anna Ayala, 39, and her husband Jaime Placencia, 43, remain jailed in Santa Clara County in lieu of $500,000 bail each, charged with conspiracy to file a false tainted-food claim and attempted grand theft. Their attorneys have said the two are innocent, but during today’s hearing Ayala’s attorney, Rick Ehler, asked Judge Jerome...

Anna Ayala's attorney said Thursday that the Las Vegas woman has been rattled by hate mail since her April arrest for allegedly planting a fingertip in a bowl of chili at a San Jose Wendy's. The attorney, Rick Ehler, said the tone of the six pieces of mail sent to her home ranged from "white supremacist" rants to a writer saying: "I hope you get the death penalty." "She's having a little bit of a hard time understanding the depth of the hatred," . . .

Call me shallow, but I do love the chili finger story. I think the chili finger story would make a very good movie, perhaps several movies -- a quickie docudrama starring Mariska Hargitay, a comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, and then, in the fullness of time, a sensitive art film starring Robin Wright Penn, with Paul Giamatti as the guy who sold his finger. See. That's the part I like. According to police reports, a guy named Brian Rossiter lost his finger when the lift on a truck severed it. He kept the finger, perhaps in the hope that it could...

San Francisco -- The husband of a woman accused of planting a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili now faces two felony charges in the alleged scheme, Santa Clara county prosecutors said Tuesday. Jaime Placencia, 43, who was arrested May 4 in Las Vegas on unrelated charges, faces similar felony charges as his wife, Anna Ayala. Placencia was charged with conspiracy to file a false charge and attempted grand theft with excessive damages, meaning he tried to extract a large amount of money from the fast food chain, prosecutors said. Deputy District Attorney David Boyd declined to elaborate...

Friends at bar say he grew angry that his mother spoke to media about case - Las Vegas -- After days of hiding, the man whose infamous fingertip ended up in the middle of the Wendy's chili scandal said Thursday night that his life had been thrown into a tailspin by the case. "It's been hell -- you don't even know!" Brian Rossiter, 36, bellowed from behind the door to his apartment at Thrift Suites, where residents pay by the week. He slammed his fists on the door and yelled obscenities as two reporters stood outside. Rossiter said he had...

Las Vegas -- The husband of Anna Ayala paid a co-worker for his severed fingertip to "create a lawsuit" by planting the digit in food at an unidentified restaurant, San Jose police allege in court records filed Wednesday. The allegation of a widening conspiracy in the chili-finger case came as The Chronicle identified the injured co-worker as Brian Paul Rossiter and reported the man's mother saying that he gave the finger to Ayala's husband, James Plascencia, to settle a $50 debt. The co-worker's right ring finger was sheered off after his gloved hand was caught in a mechanical truck hoist...

San Jose -- A woman accused of lying about finding a human finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit fraud, adding to the theft counts she already faces. Meanwhile, a woman provided more details about how the finger may have been lost. She said her son lost the finger in a work accident and gave it to the suspect's husband to settle a $50 debt. "My son is the victim in this," Brenda Shouey told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I believe he got caught in something, and he didn't understand what was going...