Update: Suspect charged for biting man’s nose off in fight outside MS casino, police say
A Biloxi man accused of biting someone else’s nose off in the parking lot of Hollywood Casino has been formally charged with felony mayhem, according to jail records.
Mark Curtis Wells, 51, of Biloxi, was booked into the Hancock County jail at 11:46 p.m. Wednesday and released from custody less than an hour later at 12:22 p.m., the booking records show. His bond was set at $50,000.
His arrest came shortly after reports that Bay St. Louis police were searching for Wells in connection with the assault that occurred Monday night in the parking lot of Hollywood Casino.
Bay St. Louis police began an investigation after responding to a report of the assault by the victim around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Police Chief Toby Schwartz said in a release.
During the investigation, police determined Wells, the victim and others had been arguing throughout the day and into the night about a golf game played earlier in the day at the resort’s Bridges Golf Course.
The argument ended in the casino parking lot, where police found the assault victim with a “disfiguring facial injury,” a release said.
Wells is facing a maximum prison sentence of up to seven years if convicted of the felony offense of mayhem.
State law defines felony mayhem as a premeditated felony crime committed with the intent to kill in which the suspect mutilates, disfigures, disables, or destroys someone’s tongue, eye, lip, nose, limb or another body part.
To report information on the crime, call the Bay St. Louis Police Department at 228-467-9222, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department’s dispatch number at 228-255-9191 or Mississippi Coast Crimestoppers at 877-787-5898.
This story was originally published November 30, 2022 at 8:42 AM with the headline "Update: Suspect charged for biting man’s nose off in fight outside MS casino, police say."
