California man is arrested after 'taking severed LEG from train crash scene'

Horrifying footage captured the moment a man held a human leg after the limb was severed in a train accident.

Stunned onlookers filmed from the road as Rosendo Tellez, 27, allegedly picked up the leg, sniffed it and waved it around 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 that is not a cemetery. 

It came after an unidentified person was struck by an Amtrak train on Friday morning, instantly killing them and severing their leg. Investigations into the death are ongoing. 

Horrifying footage captured the moment a man straddled a human leg after the limb was severed in a train accident

Rosendo Tellez, 27, was arrested Friday on misdemeanor charges of removing body parts from an area that is not a cemetery 

Horrified onlookers watched on as the man bent over and sniffed the leg before waving it around on the streets of Wasco, California 

He waved the leg around without a care as officers closed in 

In the footage of the moment of alleged cannibalization, several sheriff's vehicles descended on the Amtrack railroad tracks. 

It appeared that the area was still active from when the person was struck by the train, which came shortly after 8am. 

The man, identified by cops as Tellez, strolled casually down the street while grasping the leg in one hand.

He then bent over and sniffed the leg, wiped his mouth, and swung it around while officers closed in on the sickening episode. 

Officers said that Tellez was arrested without incident, and was found to have outstanding warrants. Pictured is the area where he removed the leg  

The train accident occurred around 8am at an Amtrak station (pictured) in Wasco, California, with the fatal crash still under investigation 

Officials said Tellez was arrested without incident, and was found to have several outstanding warrants. 

Railroad company Burlington Northern Santa confirmed to ABC23 one of their 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 be in court on March 26.