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Man With Neck Tattoo of Pot Plant Bites Sex Shop Patron During Fight: NYPD

By Maya Rajamani | April 27, 2017 1:20pm
 The Rainbow Station at 203 Eighth Ave., between West 20th and 21st streets.
The Rainbow Station at 203 Eighth Ave., between West 20th and 21st streets.
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CHELSEA — A man with a tattoo of a marijuana plant on his neck bit a sex shop customer's cheek after the two got into a fight inside the store, the NYPD said.

The two men, both 28, were inside the Rainbow Station at 203 Eighth Ave., between West 20th and 21st streets, around 3 a.m. on April 21 when they got into an argument, police said.

At some point during the dispute, one of the men “became aggressive” and bit the other man’s left cheek, leaving him with a cut, the NYPD said.

The tattooed attacker was arrested at the scene, police said.

The victim, who had been shopping inside the store, refused medical attention, the NYPD said.

An employee working at the store Wednesday said he'd heard a fight took place there last week, but didn’t know anyone had been bitten.

The store’s manager couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.