Florida Man Bites Chunk Out Of Deputy's Head At EDM Festival

James Michael Anderson. Credit: Holmes County Sheriff's Office

PONCE DE LEON, Florida - A Florida man allegedly bit a chunk out of a deputy's head during a four-day electronic dance music festival in Ponce De Leon, Florida.

According to the Holmes County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was attacked Sunday, May 5, while on foot patrol on the final night of the SolFest EDM festival by a Vortex Springs volunteer.

Deputies say that James Michael Anderson was under the influence of multiple substances including PCP, LSD, ketamine, mushrooms, and ecstasy, when he assaulted the deputy and tried to grab his gun that resulted in serious injuries including a chunk bitten out of the deputy's head. 

Despite the deputy's efforts and the use of a taser, Anderson allegedly remained combative until he was eventually restrained by several other deputies. 

 

Both the deputy and Anderson were transported to the hospital for treatment. 

The Holmes County Sheriff's Office posted a graphic image of the deputy's wound on Facebook.

The Florida man was charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.