Local Teen Bites Off Police Officer's Ear: DA

SALEM, MA — A Marblehead woman bit off a piece of a police officer's ear in an altercation over the weekend, authorities said. Emma Wiley, 19, of Maple Street, was charged with a host of crimes and ordered held without bail Monday.

Salem police said they were called to a restaurant early Sunday after Wiley was involved in a disturbance outside the eatery. As a female officer was trying to place Wiley in her cruiser, Wiley bit off a piece of the officer's ear, according Essex County Assistant District Attorney Megan MacKenzie. Doctors tried to reattach the ear but were unsuccessful.

Wiley was charged with:

• Aggravated assault
• Assault
• Mayhem
• Resisting arrest

Wiley pleaded not guilty to the charges during her arraignment in Salem District Court Monday.

"Judge Allan Swan found Wiley to be a danger," MacKenzie said in a statement. The judge ordered Wiley to be held without bail. She's due back in court Aug. 30 for a probable cause hearing. Wiley has legal representation, according to MacKenzie.