California Pastor Fends Off Would-Be Burglar With Martial Arts Skills

A California pastor was able to fight off a would-be burglar with martial arts skills. You do not want to rob his church!

The incident happened in Antioch, California in an incident that's now being described as a battle of good and evil. On one hand, you have a burglar. He'll be representing the bad guys. In the other corner, you have a pastor who represents the good. It sounds like this is one of those stories where the good guy came out on top.

According to KTVU, an axe-wielding burglar broke into the First Family Church in Antioch just after midnight on Thanksgiving. The incident set off an alarm alerting people to the alleged burglary attempt. During a Sunday sermon after it all went down, Pastor Nick Neves said from the pulpit, "Pray for the man that tried to rob us. One of the ten commandments is 'you shall not steal.' So, in that respect, yeah, I was stopping this man from doing evil."

It sounds like when the pastor arrived on scene he found a broken window and a man who didn't belong there. Reports say the man started to run and he followed him into the parking lot where he grabbed them and a "tussle" ensued. That's when KTVU reports the pastor relied on his martial arts training and was able to fight him off during the fight that lasted around 15 minutes. He was able to get to a phone during the fight and called 911. Police arrived quickly and were able to take the suspect into custody safely.

KTVU reports that Pastor Neves is a little bruise but is already forgiving the intruder. Antioch Mayor-Elect Ron Bernal told KTVU, "It's unfortunate our community finds itself in a place where people feel it's necessary to take matters of public safety into their own hands. I'm looking forward to new leadership that will prioritize creating a safer Antioch."

Neves believes the suspect was trying to take cleaning supplies, food from a refrigerator, and tried to break into the snack machine at the church but was unsuccessful. He estimates the damages to the church cost around $2,000. It is still not publicly known what charges the alleged intruder will be facing. That's one bad ass pastor! I wish there was video of the fight so we could see his martial arts moves. You don't expect a pastor to be familiar with karate.

While committing crimes may seem black and white (you either broke the law or you didn't), there are certainly some crimes that are dumber than others. Sometimes it's the crime itself that's wild, other times, it's the people committing said crimes. These are 5 of the craziest, cringeworthy crimes ever committed.

Crimes can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. However, it takes a very unique individual, a case study if you will, to commit some of these outrageously dumb crimes. Years ago, these criminals would have been featured on Spike TV or one of those America's Dumbest Criminal shows. Today, I'm not sure if those shows are around...and I'm certain Spike TV isn't around anymore. That's a story for another time.

Crimes can happen for a number of reasons. They may happen out of necessity. They could also happen on accident. These crimes, however, do not fall into those categories. These crimes are different. None of these would accidentally happen. They also aren't a matter of life or death. There's no ethics quiz here, or any matters of 'would you steal bread to support your family?' These crimes, and criminals, aren't straight up cringeworthy.

While all of these crimes are crazy and certainly cringeworthy, they also make for excellent conversation pieces. That's why I've gone and found five examples of the wildest stories that Dave and Chuck the Freak have talked about and made a list highlighting the best of the best. Let's be honest...what's better than reading a story about one of the craziest crimes ever committed? Or, watching Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about some of the dumbest crimes ever committed? Personally, I'm going with the funny storytellers.

They add their own two cents and perspectives on these stories that nobody else could provide. Not even those talking heads on the dumbest criminal shows. Am I the only one who remembers those? I feel like they were a staple on TruTV or VH1, but now all I can find on TruTV is Impractical Jokers, which is awesome but...you get it. Let's not delay! Here's the list!

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Wisconsin who was arrested after lighting his own car on fire and being found naked, covered in liquid soap near a lakae. He is supposedly a licensed psychotherapist, works with 'magic mushrooms' and is "pretty much an expert in magic."

Dave & Chuck the Freak hear about a new Amazon vendor scam involving glue guns and head-lamps, or a potential windfall if you're James.

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Dearborn, Michigan who exposed himself to someone at a Burlington Coat Factory. They are very confused when they learn about their hours and huge social media following. Then, they try to figure out what they even sell there.

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Las Vegas, Nevada who stripped nude and danced on the gaming tables before he was restrained and arrested. Vegas, baby...

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Illinois who accidentally shot himself in the leg whilst dreaming of burglars breaking into his house. Living the proverbial dream isn't always what it seems...

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