Crime & Safety
Suspect Nearly Bites Man's Finger Off At Petaluma Bar: Police
The suspect (pictured) was arrested for mayhem, while the victim was rushed to a hospital in an effort to save his finger, police said.
PETALUMA, CA — A Monterey County man was arrested in Petaluma on Saturday night after allegedly starting a fight at a bar and nearly biting off a man's finger during the fracas, according to police. The suspect, 34-year-old Daniel Yurkovich of Pacific Grove, was arrested on suspicion of mayhem at McNear's Saloon at 23 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma police said.
The incident started just before 11:45 p.m. Saturday when Yurkovich's "odd behavior" was noticed by bar patrons, according to police, before he randomly attacked one victim, pummeling him with punches.
Police said Yurkovich then attacked a person who was attempting to restrain him and almost bit off his ring finger. Officers arrived and detained Yurkovich, who allegedly looked intoxicated.
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The victim who suffered the severe hand injury was taken to a hospital, where efforts were being made to save his finger, police said, while the first patron who was attacked wasn't found.
Yurkovich has been booked into Sonoma County Jail on $100,000 bail.
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Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Petaluma police at 707-778-4372.
By Bay City News Service
Photo courtesy Petaluma Police Department
