- Rosendo Téllez, 27, was arrested on Friday for removing a human leg
- He was seen in gruesome images straddling the limb.
- Leg was severed in a fatal train accident on an Amtrak railroad.
Terrifying footage captured the moment a man held up a human leg after the limb was severed in a train crash.
Stunned onlookers filmed from the road as Rosendo Tellez, 27, allegedly picked up the leg, sniffed it and waved it on the streets of Wasco, California.
Kern County sheriff’s deputies arrested Tellez near the railroad tracks on misdemeanor charges of removing body parts from an area other than a cemetery.
It came after an unidentified person was struck by an Amtrak train Friday morning, killing him instantly and severing his leg. Investigations into the death are ongoing.
Terrifying footage captured the moment a man straddled a human leg after the limb was severed in a train crash.
Rosendo Tellez, 27, was arrested Friday on misdemeanor charges of removing body parts from an area that is not a cemetery.
Horrified onlookers watched as the man leaned over and sniffed the leg before waving it in the streets of Wasco, California.
He waved his leg nonchalantly as the officers approached.
In the images of the moment of the alleged cannibalization, several sheriff’s vehicles descended on the Amtrack railroad tracks.
It appeared that the area was still active since the person was hit by the train, which arrived shortly after 8 in the morning.
The man, identified by police as Téllez, was walking casually down the street while holding his leg with one hand.
He then leaned over and sniffed the leg, wiped his mouth and turned it as the officers approached the disgusting episode.
Officers said Tellez was arrested without incident and was found to have outstanding warrants. The photo shows the area where his leg was removed.
The train accident occurred around 8 a.m. at an Amtrak station (pictured) in Wasco, California, and the fatal accident is still under investigation.
Authorities said Tellez was arrested without incident and was found to have several outstanding warrants.
The Burlington Northern Santa Rail Company confirmed to ABC23 that one of its trains was involved in the fatal collision.
They said the person was hit while standing in front of an Amtrak platform, however the investigation is still ongoing.
Tellez remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on March 26.
