Quirky World ... Ear biter is cleared of assault at hearing

USA: A Maine man who bit off a portion of another man’s ear during a fight has been acquitted of assault charges-

A Kennebec County Superior Court jury cleared Dylan Nathaniel Hendsbee of charges connected to the fight in April 2013 in which a third man suffered a fractured jaw.

The 22-year-old Gardiner man testified that he was being choked by Jason Robert Kimball and biting his ear was the only way to defend himself.