An MMA-trained man in Vallejo, California, helped police catch an arson suspect by yanking him out of a stolen Tesla and holding him until officers arrived, authorities say.
An Elk Grove man's Tesla caught on fire while he was driving on Highway 99 in Sacramento, California, on May 6, 2023. with mixed martial arts training took down an arson suspect in a stolen Tesla by dragging him out of the driver's seat Saturday and wrapping him up like a"pretzel" until police arrived, according to Bay Area authorities.
"It sounds weird, but that’s why I started staring because he looked like he was just poking at the grass, and all the sudden I realized he was lighting a fire," Bello told Fox News Digital.The man, who appeared homeless, then threw a flare into the middle of the field, which Bello said is next to a residential area stocked with homes, including his own.
"The dispatcher kept asking where he is, what is he doing," Bello said."I told them I would feel comfortable if I could take him down – I wouldn't have to keep following him around."He grabbed the suspect as he was allegedly attempting to get back into the stolen Tesla. After a short scuffle, Bello wrapped him up and held him until police arrived.
"With all these things going on, I didn't want to get in any trouble," he added – a reference to the case of, a Marine veteran charged with homicide after placing an aggressive passenger in a chokehold on a New York subway car."When I felt like I had him secured, I used the other hand to pat him down, and that’s when I found a crack pipe on him."
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