Man severs own penis, throws it at officers
March 17, 2006
BY ERIC HERMAN Staff Reporter Advertisement
Before cops threw the book at him, Jakub Fik threw something
unusual at them -- his penis.
Fik, 33, cut off his own penis during a Northwest Side rampage
Wednesday morning. When confronted by police, Fik hurled several
knives and his severed organ at the officers, police said. Officers
stunned him with a Taser and took him into custody.
"We took him out without any serious injury, with the exception of
his own," said Chicago Police Sgt. Edward Dolan of the 16th
District.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital reattached Fik's penis
Wednesday, sources said. He was listed in good condition Thursday,
according to hospital spokesman Andrew Buchanan, who declined to
comment further.
Smashing car windows
Fik, who lives in the 5400 block of W. Berenice, is charged with
two counts of aggravated assault and one count of criminal damage
to property, said Officer Laura Kubiak. He told paramedics he was
distraught over problems with his girlfriend in Poland, Dolan
said.
Police arrived on Fik's block at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday after
receiving reports he was smashing car windows, Dolan said. Fik then
broke into a house down the block. A group of six or seven officers
assembled in front of the house, Dolan said.
The occupants were not home, he added.
Fik was bleeding when the officers arrived and may have already cut
off his organ, Dolan said.
"At that point, this guy came running out, naked, with a handful of
knives . . . and started throwing knives at the police officers
that were 10, 20, 30 feet away," Dolan said.
Fik threw his penis during the confrontation, too, Dolan said. He
then went back into the house and re-emerged with "another handful
of knives," Dolan said.
Dolan sneaked to the side of the bungalow's front steps and stunned
Fik with the Taser. Fik fought back when officers went to restrain
him, Dolan said.
"About 10 feet from the front porch, right on the sidewalk, was his
penis," Dolan said.
Dr. Greg Bales, associate professor of urology at the University of
Chicago, said severed penises are uncommon but surgery usually
works.
"As long as the penis is placed on ice and reattached within a few
hours, the success is usually pretty good," Bales said.
Contributing: Annie Sweeney
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