CCTV Captured The Moment Marine Veteran Helped Stop An Armed Robbery

This is the shocking moment a former Marine disarmed a gunman at a petrol station in America:

The clip shows a customer - who turned out to be a former Marine veteran - speaking to a shop assistant before the door opened and in walked a masked gunman and his pal.

Pointing the gun towards what we believe is the counter area of the shop, the suspected robber is tackled to the ground by the customer, with his gun no longer in hand.

Picked the wrong day to rob a shop, huh?

Yuma County Sheriff's Office

The incident took place at a Chevron gas station in Yuma, Arizona, on 20 October in the early hours of the morning.

When deputies contacted the customer and asked how he was able to take control of the situation, he stated: "The Marine Corp taught me not to [mess] around."

Yuma County Sheriff's Office

Yuma County Sheriff's Office said: "On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at approximately 4:30 AM, Deputies responded to an armed robbery report at the Chevron located at 10747 E. North Frontage Road.

"Upon arrival, Deputies learned of three suspects entering the Chevron, one of them armed with a handgun. The armed suspect walked next to a store customer while pointing the weapon toward the cashier when the customer acted immediately and disarmed him.

"The other two suspects fled the area when they witnessed their fellow criminal stopped.

"The customer was able to detain the suspect he disarmed until law enforcement arrived."

Yuma County Sheriff's Office

They added: "On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at approximately 2:45 PM, Yuma County Sheriff's Office Investigators identified and arrested a fourth suspect for the armed robbery that occurred at the Chevron located at 10747 S.Fortuna Road on October 20th.

"The suspect, Donovan Assude, 18, of Yuma, AZ, was arrested and booked into the Yuma County Detention Center for Aggravated Assault, Armed Robbery, and Endangerment."

Yuma County Sheriff's Office

"On Friday, October 22, 2021, at approximately 10:00 AM, Yuma County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested another juvenile involved in this case.

"The juvenile was booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Centerfor one count of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault.

"On Saturday, October 23, 2021, at approximately 10:00 PM, Yuma County Sheriffs Office Investigatorsarrested a third juvenile for the armed robbery that occurred at the Chevron located at 10747 S. Fortuna Roadon October 20th."

Topics: America, News, US News, crime, robbery

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