‘Stabbed through the head with a flagpole’

That’s the headline of an arrest report posted on Facebook by the Tulsa Police Department in Oklahoma.  For those who may find that hard to visualise, here are some details:

When Officers arrived, they found the male victim with a flagpole through his head. The pole entered the victim's head beneath his jaw and exited the other side of his head near his right temple area. The American Flag was still attached the pole at the time.


Also this:

Firefighters with the Tulsa Fire Department had to cut part of the flagpole in order to fit the victim into the ambulance. Miraculously, we're told the victim will survive his injuries, but will likely lose an eye.


For reasons that I know nothing about, the suspect in the case has been arrested for ‘maiming’ and not attempted murder.