Pastor fights off axe-wielding man attempting to burglarize church on Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving burglar got more than he bargained for early Thursday morning after breaking into an Antioch church.
A Thanksgiving burglar got more than he bargained for early Thursday morning after breaking into an Antioch church. Turns out the church’s pastor is trained in martial arts and confronted the would-be thief.
“I shouted at him to stop, and that the police were on their way, and he ran and I grabbed a hold of him and we ended up wrestling in the parking lot of the church,” Pastor Nick Neves said.
Little did the burglar know the pastor is trained in martial arts.
“I like to stay fit, and I studied in some jujitsu and kickboxing and I have a mixed martial arts background,” he said. “So it was very helpful to be able to grapple with this gentleman without having to do much harm to him.”
After 12 to 15 minutes of wrestling, the burglar ran out of steam until police arrived.
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