{"id":1424972,"date":"2022-04-08T07:30:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1424972"},"modified":"2022-04-08T07:30:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:30:15","slug":"i-went-mike-tyson-on-him-60-year-old-homeowner-punches-out-burglar-holds-him-for-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-went-mike-tyson-on-him-60-year-old-homeowner-punches-out-burglar-holds-him-for-police\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Went Mike Tyson On Him\u2019: 60-Year-Old Homeowner Punches Out Burglar, Holds Him For Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-went-mike-tyson-on-him-60-year-old-homeowner-punches-out-burglar-holds-him-for-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1424972&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-161753230.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A 60-year-old California insurance salesman who works out regularly had a heck of a surprise for a burglar, punching him out and holding him until police arrived, later stating, \u201cI went Mike Tyson on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oak Park resident Sal Mercado, returning from the grocery store, arrived at his home Friday night and noticed an SUV parked on the street in front of his house with a man wearing a Dodger cap sitting inside, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theacorn.com\/articles\/oak-park-man-hailed-a-hero-for-taking-down-home-burglary-crew\/?fbclid=IwAR2xIDoDg59gct0U8q0Z-kI1BCvgeR36qJLZ1iRmPpmgsouTkUaN0WHwzVE\">The Acorn<\/a> reported. Mercado surmised later that the two burglars inside the house exited when he arrived because they were in radio communication with the getaway car.<\/p>\n<p>As he approached his house, one burglar just inside his home ran out. Mercado recalled, \u201cHe starts to go through the side of me to get out of the house, but I went BAM with the right cross, and he went down onto the grass of the front yard, picked himself up and ran to the car.\u201d The car sped off with the driver and first burglar inside.<\/p>\n<p>Then the second burglar, identified as Alexis Provoste Aranguiz, holding jewelry and electronics, started to exit the home. This time Mercado was more successful. \u201cI just didn\u2019t give him a chance, just hit him, because first of all, I don\u2019t know if he has a gun, a knife, any kind of weapon, right? You just don\u2019t know. Your mind goes crazy,\u201d Mercado <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/crime-tourism-strikes-in-oak-park\/?fbclid=IwAR1U0oBmrK4Lno61CpX--b-wx2u63NmoBpqoI7zj6RhpgGNlbBxJ3PqrYJk\">told<\/a> KTLA. \u00a0He echoed to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/ventura-county-homeowner-burglary-crime-tourism\/11718603\/\">ABC 7<\/a>, \u201cHe came at me \u2026 I didn\u2019t know if he had weapons before anything could happen. I just went BAM with the right, BAM with the left \u2026 I went Mike Tyson on him. He stumbled then he fell on the grass coming out of the house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mercado tackled Aranguiz and yelled \u00a0for neighbors to call 911. He said, \u201cOur neighbors were all out, I\u2019m yelling \u2018Call 911,\u2019 my glasses went flying \u2026 The only thing I didn\u2019t think about was, the getaway car got away by this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Aranguiz managed to get free. Mercado said, \u201cI tackled him and shoved him into the bushes on the side of my house again. The way I tackled him \u2026 grabbing his arms pulling them back, pin them on the back, and then put my full weight on his head, but he was all bloody and my whole arms were bloody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aranguiz, who is allegedly part of a burglary ring from Chile, is now in custody, charged with two felonies. Capt. Cameron Henderson of the Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s office admitted, \u201cWe see these Chilean burglary crews coming in, and it\u2019s become pretty common in the last three to four years.\u201d Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s Office Deputy Ashley Barrios said, \u201cThey\u2019ll typically case neighborhoods in advance and see ways they can get in and out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mercado told ABC 7, \u201cThe thought was, \u2018I got this guy. I\u2019m going to catch him. I want to make sure he gets prosecuted. I want to make sure I hold him down until the cops get here, because our government is not doing enough to fight crime.\u2019\u00a0My mentality was, \u2018Don\u2019t let this guy escape.\u2019\u201d He noted that three patrol cars arrived within minutes, adding, \u201cKudos to the police department. They were there like that,\u201d snapping his fingers.<\/p>\n<p>Mercado concluded, \u201cI was very fortunate and blessed that there were no weapons.\u201d His wife Denise said, \u201cWe are all very terrified of the situation. They were very brazen to come on a Friday night. I\u2019ve lived here for 30 years and there\u2019s never been anything like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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