A skilled blended martial arts fighter beat an intruder black-and-blue for getting into his sister’s Florida dwelling — because the suspect claimed he mistakenly walked into the residence after an evening of consuming.
Henny Rojas was sleeping at his relative’s dwelling in Wilton Manors — simply north of Fort Lauderdale — on Saturday morning when his teenage nephew frantically woke him as much as inform him that there was an intruder in the lounge, CBS12 reported.
The skilled fighter jumped into motion to defend his liked one and the house.
“I’m ready. It’s not my first time; I don’t really feel ache. Nothing,” Rojas informed the outlet. “I don’t have weapons; I wasn’t in search of a knife — simply God and my arms, that’s it.”
Rojas, who has been practising MMA for roughly three years, confronted the intruder head-on, using his skilled combating expertise to have interaction the intruder, recognized as Austin Carasani.
The fighter subdued Carasani till police arrived on the scene to arrest him.
Rojas’ sister, Patrizia, and his brother-in-law had been away in Miami after they recalled receiving the terrifying cellphone name from their son, who informed them {that a} stranger was within the dwelling.
“He was screaming, ‘Mother, name police, somebody has damaged into the home,’” Patrizia Rojas recalled.
Carasani, 31, appeared earlier than a decide simply hours after being taken down by Rojas, with seen welts masking his black and blue face.
Caresani informed police that he had been consuming at a close-by membership and was allegedly attempting to achieve a good friend’s “Paul’s home” within the space when he mistakenly entered the house.
Rojas and his household stated they’d by no means seen Caresani earlier than and had no thought who he was when he broke into their home.
The alleged dwelling intruder has been charged with dwelling invasion and stays in custody on the Broward County Jail as of Tuesday, with a bond set at $20,000.
As for Rojas, he informed CBS 12 that he was blissful to have the ability to use his expertise to guard his household and wouldn’t change how he dealt with the scenario with the intruder.
“Shield your loved ones,” Rojas stated. “There are a number of loopy folks [who] don’t consider in God, who [are] solely in search of harm.”
