In a newly released video, a Chicago homeowner was seen chasing and fending off a would-be burglar in his neighborhood while wielding a kitchen utensil as a weapon.
CCTV footage shows Jason Williams running after the suspect around 3:30 pm yesterday and hitting him on the head with a huge, heavy frying pan.
Williams was just minutes away from work when he got a warning from his alarm system that someone had broken in.
‘I came into the house, I looked to see if there was a weapon available… there was a frying pan, so I grabbed the frying pan and at the same time the burglar came downstairs.
“Right now it was fight or flight, and I would rather fight,” Williams said ABC.
CCTV footage shows Jason Williams running after the suspect around 3:30 pm yesterday and hitting him on the head with a huge, heavy frying pan.
“At this point it was fight or flight, and I would rather fight,” Williams said in an interview
Video shows the brave owner chasing the suspect while waving the frying pan in the air on his lawn.
“Get out of here, I’m going to kill you,” Williams can be heard shouting as the intruder runs for their lives.
In a scene straight out of a TV cartoon, Williams finally takes a satisfying swing at the suspect, leaving him completely shocked as the police arrive on the scene.
The intruder is seen trying to run across the street after the difficult blow before finally giving up and being handcuffed.
Williams shared the video and photos of the heroic pan, writing on X: “Here’s the guy who tried to break in[sic] me. He’s lucky the police are there. I gave him a good beating. He owes me a new frying pan!’
He also posted a photo of the burglar apparently holding his head as he was placed in the back of an ambulance
Williams shared the video and photos of the heroic pan, writing on X: “Here’s the guy who tried to break in[sic] me. He’s lucky the police are there. I gave him a good beating. He owes me a new frying pan!’.
He also posted a photo of the burglar apparently holding his head as he was placed in the back of an ambulance.
“This could have had a different ending, and I’m glad it had a happy ending. My wife is not happy with the decision I made… probably wouldn’t do it again, but it is what it is,” he further told the channel.
Chicago police confirmed the intruder was taken into custody, but it is unclear whether he has been charged.
