Man Arrested For Allegedly Taking Leg Of Person Hit By Train And Eating It In Broad Daylight

Warning: This article contains graphic content which some readers may find distressing.

In a deeply disturbing incident in California, a 27-year-old man, Resendo Tellez, has been arrested for allegedly taking a severed leg from a tragic scene where a pedestrian was hit by a train and then proceeding to eat it.

This shocking event unfolded on Friday (March 22) near the Amtrak Station on G Street in Wasco, where a pedestrian tragically lost their life after being struck by a train.

The authorities were alerted to the collision around 8am, involving the BNSF Railroad Police Department alongside local deputies.

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Although the identity of the victim hasn't been disclosed, it has been reported that the crash resulted in the victim's leg being severed.

The situation took a gruesome turn when it was discovered that a man had allegedly taken the severed leg from the scene.

Workers laying concrete outside the station were witnesses to this horrifying act.

One of the workers, Jose Ibarra, recounted to KUTV how he saw the man walking with what appeared to be a human leg, waving it about.

Ibarra detailed the chilling scene, stating the man wasn't just carrying the leg but was also "chewing on it" and using it to hit against the wall.

"On the leg, the skin was hanging. You could see the bone," he recalled, indicating the grotesque state of the severed limb.

Initially thinking the man was homeless, Ibarra was taken aback to see him walking past with the leg.

Videos capturing the man with the leg have surfaced on social media, showing him at times crouching over it or brandishing it, while onlookers in the background voice their disbelief, saying he's 'eating' the leg.

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Police were quickly on the scene after being notified by the Amtrak station staff and managed to arrest the man without any trouble.

Tellez, the man in question, was arrested not only for removing evidence from the scene but also on several outstanding warrants.

The BNSF Railroad Police are currently investigating this bizarre and unsettling incident.

In California, intentionally destroying or hiding evidence relevant to any legal proceedings, such as trials or investigations, is considered a misdemeanor.

This crime can lead to up to six months in county jail and fines reaching $1,000, according to the California Penal Code.