LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - A jury convicted a Kansas man after he bit off the top of a fellow inmate’s ear.

The Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office has announced that on Monday, Aug. 25, a jury found inmate Alvaro E. Pertuz, 25, guilty of aggravated battery. His trial lasted less than one day.

Court records indicated that Pertuz was charged in July 2022 after he jumped on the back of a fellow inmate while playing basketball and bit off the top of his ear.

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Investigators noted that Pertuz had initially been behind bars for the aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, which he pleaded guilty to in June 2022.

County Attorney Todd Thompson said the jury’s verdict is a reflection of t

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