An opponent of government healthcare programs had part of a finger
bit off during a fight at a pro-healthcare-reform rally this week in
Thousand Oaks.
William Rice, 65, of Newbury Park was with a small group of
counter-protesters at a vigil Wednesday night organized by Moveon.org
when a man bit off part of his left pinky finger during a scuffle,
authorities said. Doctors were unable to reattach Rice’s finger.
Sheriff’s detectives Thursday were still looking for the man who bit
Rice. Investigators also were sifting through conflicting accounts of
the incident, but Rice acknowledged that he threw the first punch.