FORT MYERS, Fla. –
Suspect Josue Ortiz faces multiple charges after a Brian Burch a homeowner who trains in jiu-jitsu and has a wrestling background allegedly found him stealing tools in his garage and bloodied him up.
Burch is a blue in Jiu-Jitsu.
Brian Burch stated:
“Once we got to the ground, he started pushing and fighting me, and I hit him one time,” Burch said. “If the kids had been here, I probably would have been even angrier.”
Ortiz suffered a broken nose, swollen lip and black eye in the altercation, according to WBBH. A neighbor called 911, and Burch held Ortiz on the ground until authorities arrived.
Ortiz was arrested and charged with burglary and grand theft and booked him into Lee County jail.