BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Bradenton Police Department has released video of an attempted armed robbery suspect being knocked unconscious by a witness.
On Valentine's Day, Anthony Nemeth, 26, entered Walgreens and walked to the pharmacy. He demanded the pharmacist give him all of the Oxycodone pills.
What Nemeth didn't know is that the pharmacist's boyfriend at the other end of the counter is a former state boxing champion. The video shows 25-year-old David West punching Nemeth in the face repeatedly before he falls to the ground.
"He started fiddling with his hands and went to reach into his pants and that's when I reacted," West recalled.
There was a bit of a struggle at first, but then four punches were thrown and the suspect was knocked out.
"I really wasn't trying to hurt anybody, I was just trying to do what was right," West said. "I was protecting the one I love."
ABC 7 originally reported on this story earlier in the week.
