Man high on shrooms rips penis off
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Police: Man rips off part of penis after eating hallucinogenic mushrooms
Jun. 24, 2013 | 2 Comments
A 41-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man is recovering after police say he ripped off part of his penis on a drug-fueled high in Ypsilanti Township.
Washtenaw County Sheriffs deputies found the man naked and screaming after responding to a burglar alarm at Ypsilanti Middle School, 105 N. Mansfield St., about 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sgt. Geoff Fox said today.
The man was kneeling outside the school, bloody from the waist down, with parts of his genitals ripped off, Fox said. He said parts of the mans body were transferred to the hospital with him.
Officers subdued the man for his own safety and called for an ambulance.
He really wasnt saying much at all a lot of yelling and screaming, Fox said, adding the man had broken a window to the school but didnt take anything. He wasnt making sense. They couldnt really communicate with him in terms of constructive conversation.
The man later told investigators he picked up hallucinogenic mushrooms earlier in the day while he was in town visiting friends in a neighborhood near the school. The man does not have a history of mental problems or extensive drug use, Fox said.
Weve sent his blood off for further analysis to see if there was anything else, if the mushrooms could have been laced with something, Fox said, adding that toxicology results are pending.
Medics took the man to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township and then transferred him to an undisclosed medical center.
Fox said the man was close to death.
In terms of vital signs, they were as low as they could go without being dead, I could only assume due to the blood loss and the shock and trauma to the body, he said.
The man remains hospitalized today, still recovering from his injuries, Fox said. He declined to name the medical center or discuss details of his treatment.
Neighbor Jim Wonnell, 80, whose home backs up to the schoolyard, expressed shocked about the incident.
Other than that, nothing happens around here, Wonnell said, adding that neither he nor his wife heard the commotion a week ago.
Ypsilanti Township resident Brandon Simmons, 30, who often cuts through the schoolyard while walking to and from his apartment in nearby Country Meadows, said he was concerned about the mans recovery.
I dont even know what to say it sounds painful, Simmons said after he cut through the school today. Is he still alive? My prayers go out to him, and I hope hes going to make it. Wow? .Im at a loss for words.
Police: Man rips off part of penis after eating hallucinogenic mushrooms
Jun. 24, 2013 | 2 Comments
A 41-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man is recovering after police say he ripped off part of his penis on a drug-fueled high in Ypsilanti Township.
Washtenaw County Sheriffs deputies found the man naked and screaming after responding to a burglar alarm at Ypsilanti Middle School, 105 N. Mansfield St., about 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sgt. Geoff Fox said today.
The man was kneeling outside the school, bloody from the waist down, with parts of his genitals ripped off, Fox said. He said parts of the mans body were transferred to the hospital with him.
Officers subdued the man for his own safety and called for an ambulance.
He really wasnt saying much at all a lot of yelling and screaming, Fox said, adding the man had broken a window to the school but didnt take anything. He wasnt making sense. They couldnt really communicate with him in terms of constructive conversation.
The man later told investigators he picked up hallucinogenic mushrooms earlier in the day while he was in town visiting friends in a neighborhood near the school. The man does not have a history of mental problems or extensive drug use, Fox said.
Weve sent his blood off for further analysis to see if there was anything else, if the mushrooms could have been laced with something, Fox said, adding that toxicology results are pending.
Medics took the man to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township and then transferred him to an undisclosed medical center.
Fox said the man was close to death.
In terms of vital signs, they were as low as they could go without being dead, I could only assume due to the blood loss and the shock and trauma to the body, he said.
The man remains hospitalized today, still recovering from his injuries, Fox said. He declined to name the medical center or discuss details of his treatment.
Neighbor Jim Wonnell, 80, whose home backs up to the schoolyard, expressed shocked about the incident.
Other than that, nothing happens around here, Wonnell said, adding that neither he nor his wife heard the commotion a week ago.
Ypsilanti Township resident Brandon Simmons, 30, who often cuts through the schoolyard while walking to and from his apartment in nearby Country Meadows, said he was concerned about the mans recovery.
I dont even know what to say it sounds painful, Simmons said after he cut through the school today. Is he still alive? My prayers go out to him, and I hope hes going to make it. Wow? .Im at a loss for words.
