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Man arrested for biting off man’s nose in Iowa City
Maybe Donroy Merrival bit off more than he could chew when he got into an argument with another man.
Merrival is accused of biting off another man’s nose last week in Iowa City.Police say the victim first hit Merrival with a shovel Thursday night. They say Merrival responded by biting off the man’s nose and part of his lip. The nose was not recovered but police say Merrival didn’t think he swallowed it.
Police say the victim will be permanently disfigured. Both men were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Merrival was charged Tuesday. He was being held in the Johnson County jail under $30,000 bond.
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Sioux City man found guilty of abducting and assaulting girl, 7
A Sioux City man accused of abducting a 7-year-old girl from a park and sexually assaulting her has been found guilty.
A jury on Wednesday found 24-year-old Armando Orozco guilty of first-degree kidnaping. He was charged with abducting the girl from a park in Sioux City last December and taking her back to his apartment where he sexually assaulted her.
Orozco faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.