Spilled drink at Metairie bar leads to man biting off chunk of person's nose

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A New Orleans man is recovering after a bizarre and bloody encounter at a Metairie bar during which a patron bit off a chunk of his nose, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.

"It took me a second for it to sink in," said Bryan Thayer, 34, who had surgery to reattach the severed portion of his nose. "I was in shock."

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While there, he and a friend bought a drink for a patron later identified as Andrew Nierman, 32, of Harvey, according to the Sheriff's Office and Thayer. The drink spilled onto Nierman's clothing, but Thayer said he and his friend got Nierman another to defuse the situation.

Nierman walked away, but Thayer said Nierman returned a few moments later and threatened him.

"He grabbed my head and took a chunk out of my nose," Thayer said.

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The deputy stopped Nierman's vehicle. Once out of the car, Nierman told the deputies, "I was just accosted by him, so I bit him in the face," according to a Sheriff's Office incident report.

Nierman was arrested and booked with second-degree battery and resisting arrest by refusing to provide identification. He was released from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in the Gretna the next day on a $25,500 bond.

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