Mental evaluation: John Palowski, 31, allegedly ripped off a man's ear and bit off a bit his face A New York man ripped off a man's ear and bit off part of his face in an unprovoked attack, said police Police in the town of Evans, southwest of Buffalo, shocked John Palowski, 31, with a stun gun on Tuesday when they found two men wrestling on the front lawn of a home. Palowski was taken to Erie County Medical Center for a mental evaluation and he was charged with assault in the first degree - a Class-B felony - reckless endangerment 2nd degree and three counts of Harassment.
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John Palowski allegedly ripped off a man's ear and bit off part of his face in an unprovoked attack on Tuesday
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Palowski is charged with assault in the first degree - a Class-B felony - reckless endangerment 2nd degree and three counts of harassment
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'Palowski is well known in the town of Evans,' Evans police chief Ernest Masullo told MailOnline
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In 2007 Palowski served six months in jail on a weapons charge in 2007 after he threatened Evans police officers with a loaded handgun
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