Lummi man accused of cutting off another's nose

SEATTLE (AP) – A member of Washington's Lummi Tribe has been indicted on charges that he cut off another man's nose.
Documents newly unsealed in U.S. District Court in Seattle charged James Lawrence Jefferson with four counts of maiming and assault in the attack on Ronald C. Phair.
An FBI affidavit filed in the case says the attack occurred on March 19 after Phair, Jefferson and another man had been drinking. The affidavit says Jefferson turned on Phair when Phair tried to break up a fight between Jefferson and the other man.
Lummi Nation police who responded to the scene found Phair sitting in a pool of blood, with his nose hanging from the right side of his face and his sinus cavities exposed. He also had several deep gashes to his scalp.
Phair was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham.
Phair's father, – Ronald Phair Sr. – says his son is doing a lot better after getting hurt “pretty badly” but declined further comment.
The court issued an arrest warrant for Jefferson on Wednesday.