Crime & Safety

Spring Valley Man Charged with Assault in Nose-Biting Incident

Patricio Guartan-Jimenez of Spring Valley got in a violent fight with another man in Peekskill March 2—a fight so violent that he bit off most of the other man's nose, the Mid-Hudson News Network reported in the Daily Freeman.

He is in the Westchester County Jail without bail, charged with felony assault. The victim was taken to Westchester Medical Center.


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