Hair stylist arrested after snipping fidgeting customer's ear

A customer's hair after he was allegedly snipped in the ear on purpose with a scissors by a stylist, who then shaved down the middle of the customer's head on Friday. Photo / Madison Police Department

A hair stylist has been arrested after allegedly snipping a customer's ear on purpose during a botched haircut.

The 22-year-old victim, went to the salon in Madison, Wisconsin, to get the sides of his head shaved and 2.5cm cut off from the top.

But the hairstylist told the customer to stop fidgeting then purposely nicked the victim's ear, police spokesman Joel DeSpain said.

It is alleged the angry hairdresser then ran the clippers with the shortest attachment down the middle of the customer's head, leaving the victim with a reverse mohawk and looking "a bit like Larry from the Three Stooges".

"While it is not a crime to give someone a bad haircut, you will get arrested for intentionally snipping their ear with scissors," DeSpain told the Wisconsin State Journal.

The customer then got out of his chair and went to another store to have his hair completely shaved off.

The hairstylist, who says the snip was an accident, was arrested and charged with mayhem and disorderly conduct while armed.