Man accused of biting the head off a gecko

PORT JERVIS, N.Y. (AP) -- A 19-year-old man was behind bars Tuesday after purportedly biting the head off a gecko as part of a bet.
Derrick Ford was being held in the Orange County Jail on charges of felony animal cruelty, police said.
Ford was at a friend's home Sunday when someone bet him $10 that he wouldn't bite the head off a gecko, police said.
Though Ford won the bet, it wasn't long before police showed up and placed him under arrest.
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