A police officer made a shocking discovery during a traffic stop in Utah.
Victor Naum Chavez-Zuniga (27), was pulled over in Orem Thursday for having a busted headlight.
During the traffic stop a severed finger stashed in the man’s wallet was discovered. The finger had been wrapped in cloth and shoved inside the wallet.
“The finger had what appeared to be pus and blood on it,” police said.
“The joint was beginning to turn green, and the fingernail appeared to be decayed.” The digit also gave off a “noticeable foul smell” when it was unwrapped, officers added.
It wasn’t immediately clear whom the finger belonged to.
Officers had carried out the search of Chavez-Zuniga’s vehicle and belongings after realizing he had several active warrants against him.
He was arrested on one count of abuse or desecration of a dead human body and booked into the Utah County Jail.
The police report doesn’t state an immediate reason as to how Chavez-Zuniga came into possession of the finger, or why he had it to begin with.
The case is still under investigation to find out the source of where the finger came from and what exactly took place.
