A St. Paul man jailed after a violent robbery is facing a new charge after he allegedly bit off his cellmate's ear in the Ramsey County Jail last week.

Michael Anthony Lewis, 34, is charged with one count of first-degree assault in connection with the Nov. 10 attack at the jail in St. Paul.

According to the criminal complaint, a correctional officer went to check on the men and found the victim laying on his bed trying to defend himself from Lewis.

The charge details a gruesome scene, with blood on the walls and floor and coming from Lewis' mouth and a bloody pen on the floor.

Responders found the victim's missing ear and placed it on ice, but doctors at Regions Hospital were ultimately not able to reattach it.

The victim told law enforcement Lewis had tried to stab him with the pen a

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