​Woman accused of biting off part of officer's ear

SALEM, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman is charged with biting off a portion of a rookie police officer's ear during her arrest outside a Salem bar.

Emma Wiley pleaded not guilty Monday to charges including mayhem, assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest.

Prosecutors say Salem Police Patrolwoman Jessica Rondinelli responded to reports of a fight outside a city bar at about 1 a.m. Sunday. The police report says while Rondinelli was putting the 19-year-old Wiley in a cruiser, Wiley bit off a piece of the officer's ear.

Police found the severed portion of Rondinelli's ear on the floor of her cruiser, reports CBS Boston. Doctors were unable to re-attach it.

Wiley's attorney said his client is a Salem State University student who suffers from depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. A judge reportedly withheld bail after ruling her a danger.

Rondinelli's first police shift was July 1. She was just out of the police academy and still in field training, Salem Police tell CBS Boston.

The officer is looking into reconstructive surgery, but police say her ear will likely be permanently disfigured.