ARTESIA, N.M. - A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he bit off a piece of his girlfriend’s finger following an argument over a cell phone in bed. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports Isiah Thompson of Artesia was arrested earlier this month for aggravated battery against a household member. Police say the argument began after the girlfriend asked the 26-year-old Thompson to put down his cell phone and go to sleep for the night. A report says an officer found nearly a quarter-inch of Aliah Encinias-Martinez left ring finger missing. Thompson remains in the Eddy County Detention Center in Carlsbad on a $10,000 cash or surety bond. It was not known if he had an attorney.

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