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Man Loses Chunk Of Tongue In Domestic Dispute

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By MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA/Sarasota-Herald Tribune

Published: November 26, 2007

EAST MANATEE - A piece of a man's tongue was bitten off Saturday in a violent confrontation with his live-in girlfriend, Manatee County sheriff's deputies said.

   Steven Feldmar

Authorities arrested the man, Steven M. Feldmar, 30, on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge after the fight at Summer Cove apartments on Lockwood Ridge Road.

At a court hearing Sunday, Feldmar had difficulty talking clearly.

Feldmar said the dispute happened when he tried to kiss his girlfriend, a 22-year-old waitress. His girlfriend bit a chunk from his tongue.

"I went nuts after that," Feldmar said in court.

The woman, Yasemin Dogancay, told a different story, according to sheriff's reports.

Dogancay told deputies Feldmar was drunk when he came home and tried kissing her as he choked her.

Dogancay told the Herald-Tribune that she did what she had to do.

Feldmar, the woman said, let go of her when she bit him. He spit blood and went to a bathroom to inspect the damage.

Dogancay ran from the apartment.

Authorities say Feldmar grabbed her by the hair and dragged her back into the apartment. She bolted from the apartment a second time and got help from a neighbor.

Circuit Judge Durand Adams set bail for Feldmar at $3,500.

Feldmar is a full-time student and waiter.

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