Oregon woman who bit off security guard’s earlobe sentenced to prison

An Oregon shoplifter who bit off the earlobe of a safety guard throughout a division retailer theft was sentenced to greater than 5 years in jail.

Safety guards confronted Ashlie Ruth Clark, 31, as she exited the Nordstrom at Washington Sq. Mall in Tigard, Oregon, on July 22.

She was nabbed with over $800 of merchandise, in accordance to the Washington County District Lawyer’s Workplace. 

However because the guards tried to get better the stolen items, Clark bodily resisted arrest and commenced shouting obscenities at them. 

In the course of the battle, Clark bit one of many guard’s earlobes, tearing off “at the very least a half inch” of flesh. The sufferer was taken to a hospital, the place medical professionals had been unable to reattach her earlobe. 

Officers mentioned that when the Tigard police arrested Clark, she gave a false identify and date of start to the officers, who realized she had two excellent warrants for her arrest. 

Clark was sentenced to 70 months in jail after pleading responsible to second-degree assault and first-degree tried theft on Friday.

She is being transferred to the Oregon Division of Corrections to serve her sentence, adopted by three years of post-prison supervision after her launch.

“The Washington County District Lawyer’s Workplace acknowledges the work of the Tigard Police Division, and the Nordstrom loss prevention staff and Washington Sq. Mall safety for his or her help on this investigation,” DA’s workplace mentioned.