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 ingesting.
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 beloved 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 searching for a knife — simply God and my fingers, that’s it.”
Rojas, who has been working towards MMA for roughly three years, confronted the intruder head-on, using his skilled combating abilities to interact 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 have been away in Miami once they recalled receiving the terrifying telephone 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 overlaying his black and blue face.
Caresani informed police that he had been ingesting at a close-by membership and was allegedly making an attempt to achieve a pal’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 comfortable to have the ability to use his abilities 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 individuals [who] don’t imagine in God, who [are] solely searching for harm.”
