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Police report unsealed following War Machine's arrest details Mack assault

war-machine-mugshot-2014MMA fighter War Machine’s arrest this past Friday has brought to light the details in the assault of adult film star Christy Mack and former reality TV contestant Corey Thomas.

The assault left Mack with two missing teeth, a blowout orbital fracture, a lacerated liver, swelling and bruises, according to a report unsealed by the Clark County (Nev.) District Attorney’s Office. Thomas suffered a broken orbital and contusions to his face.

The report details an investigation into events Aug. 8 at Mack’s Las Vegas home that resulted in a manhunt for the fighter and several charges. Mack, 23, released a statement and images to back up several details of the assault, which began after War Machine (aka Jon Koppenhaver), 32, found her and Thomas asleep in the same bed, according to the report.

Koppenhaver jumped on Thomas and began punching him before nearly choking him unconscious with a rear-naked choke, the report stated. Mack asked Koppenhaver to stop and secretly used her cellphone to dial 911. The fighter told Thomas to leave Mack’s house and threatened to have his friends kill him if he told anyone about the crime, according to the report.

Koppenhaver then turned his attention on Mack, going through her text messages and repeatedly punching her in the face before threatening her and sawing off her hair with a dull knife, the report stated. Mack escaped when she allegedly heard Koppenhaver searching for another knife to “finish the job.” She went to a neighbor’s house to again dial 911.

Operators hung up on Mack on her initial calls, and police took 20 minutes to respond, NBC News reported this week.

Koppenhaver, who waived extradition during a Tuesday court appearance and will be returned to Las Vegas, was taken into custody this past Friday as a fugitive at a hotel in Simi Valley, Calif. Police said they found him in his room with cash and pizza and had to use a Taser to subdue him.

He is charged with multiple felonies, including battery with substantial bodily harm, battery by strangulation, open and gross lewdness, assault with a deadly weapon and coercion.

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