{"id":2242856,"date":"2024-05-12T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punk-wont-give-back-womans-purse-mug-shot-shows-how-he-found-out-shes-a-powerlifter-who-doesnt-play\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T11:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T15:40:58","slug":"punk-wont-give-back-womans-purse-mug-shot-shows-how-he-found-out-shes-a-powerlifter-who-doesnt-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punk-wont-give-back-womans-purse-mug-shot-shows-how-he-found-out-shes-a-powerlifter-who-doesnt-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Punk Holds on to Woman&#8217;s Purse, Mug Shot Reveals She&#8217;s a Strong Powerlifter"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fpunk-wont-give-back-womans-purse-mug-shot-shows-how-he-found-out-shes-a-powerlifter-who-doesnt-play%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=2242856&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--><p>The\u200b article discusses an incident where a thief, Luis Machado, stole a woman&#8217;s bag, not knowing she was a powerful powerlifter.\u200d The woman, Miurell Vargas, confronted Machado and retrieved\u200c her purse forcefully.\u200c The altercation resulted in a mug\u2063 shot showing Machado with\u200c a black eye. Vargas&#8217;s \u200cdetermination \u200cto recover her \u2064sentimental belongings led to \u200ca car accident, highlighting the consequences of her actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Punk Won&#8217;t Give Back Woman&#8217;s Purse, Mug Shot Shows How He Found Out She&#8217;s a Powerlifter Who Doesn&#8217;t Play<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 12, 2024 at 6:32am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Note to Florida Man: If you\u2019re going to rob Florida Woman, make sure she\u2019s not a powerlifter first.<\/p>\n<p>I know, it\u2019s a bit difficult to tell to tell who can deadlift 200 pounds before you grab their purse. Maybe there\u2019s, like, some kind of app that criminals can use to measure bicep circumference and estimated body fat from a distance before they grab a lady\u2019s purse. Of course, it\u2019s more difficult if you\u2019re grabbing it from a victim\u2019s car, as one punk allegedly did, but at least the app could be useful in other cases.<\/p>\n<p>If he ends up being found guilty, then perhaps Luis Machado can work on the app in jail \u2014 provided, of course, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-activist-who-defaced-famous-work-of-art-sentenced-to-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prison<\/a> lets him code on the computers there. Because, if what he did what he\u2019s alleged to have done \u2014 and suffered the consequences \u2014 he certainly could have used it himself.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/woman-causes-crash-while-chasing-bag-thief-wynwood\/3303695\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVJ-TV<\/a> in Miami on Monday, Machado, 41, went viral in a bad way after he was reportedly hunted down by a woman whose bag he\u2019d stolen.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019d canvassed the area around the crime, then confronted him on a sidewalk after getting into an accident with another car. He found out she didn\u2019t play around \u2014 and a black eye in his mug shot indicates just how badly he lost the tussle.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the March 29 incident was uploaded Monday to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-trolls-facebook-instagram-others-x-stays-amid-massive-social-media-outage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> account titled \u201cOnly in Dade.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C6mgRnBLreW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>The woman who said Machado stole her bag, 26-year-old waitress Miurell Vargas, said she was at work in the Wynwood section of Miami when she was informed about the break-in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is petty crime on the rise in America?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy window was broken, and my wallet wasn\u2019t there, and neither was my purse,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/woman-crashes-while-chasing-suspect-in-wynwood-after-vehicle-break-in-police-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSVN-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/woman-caught-on-video-punching-man-accused-of-taking-purse-in-wynwood-it-was-either-me-or-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFOR-TV<\/a>, she then began driving around the area to see if she could see someone carrying her purse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t because of the cash value,\u201d she said, according to WSVN. \u201cMy mom\u2019s picture was in my wallet, and my mom passed away eight years ago, so that was of sentimental value for me that I needed to recover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she spotted a man on the street with her purse, she said, she was \u201cso focused on him\u201d that she didn\u2019t see the other vehicle she collided with.<\/p>\n<p>Machado was seen in his mug shot with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thieving-punk-gives-68-year-old-lowes-employee-black-eye-store-hits-something-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black eye<\/a> and Vargas was seen on the video punching him \u2014 although she said she didn\u2019t know if he got it from her as she tried to separate him from her belongings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3669795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3669795\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3669795\">Louis Machada is pictured in a police mugshot. (WTVJ video screen shot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t see him,\u201d Vargas said. \u201cI didn\u2019t see him after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was yelling [that] it wasn\u2019t my bag and that I was crazy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat made me even more mad because he knew it was my bag. He put his hand behind him so I thought he was gonna pull out a knife or a gun and that\u2019s when I started punching him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s worth noting that even if you are a powerlifter \u2014 and Vargas is, according to WTVJ \u2014 it\u2019s not necessarily worth it to go on a car hunt and get in a fight with someone because he\u2019s stolen your bag. Vargas, it was noted, got a ticket for the crash, and admitted she \u201chad so much adrenaline in me that I didn\u2019t think about the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to say \u2018sorry\u2019 to the person that I crashed into,\u201d Vargas said. \u201cShe gave me a hug. She was very nice. I just want to say \u2018sorry\u2019 to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both vehicles were considered destroyed in the crash, according to WFOR.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Machado \u2014 who, quelle surprise, has a long history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-blm-calls-for-federal-murder-charges-against-rittenhouse\/\" title=\"WATCH: BLM Calls for Federal Murder Charges Against Rittenhouse\">charges including burglary<\/a>, fraud and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oregon-decriminalizes-hard-drugs-heroin-crack-meth-possession-no-longer-considered-criminal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug possession<\/a> \u2014 is charged with burglary, criminal mischief, and petty theft in this case.<\/p>\n<p>According to WTVJ, police say he smashed the window and took the stolen items; he admits to having them but disputes how they came into his possession.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bad a** Miami power-lifter woman gives Miami thief (41-year-old Luis Machado) a beat down to get back a picture of her MOM\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Happy mother\u2019s day mom and your daughter and belongings are safe\ud83d\ude4f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kcFeayGbcn\">https:\/\/t.co\/kcFeayGbcn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EveZf1ufrx\">pic.twitter.com\/EveZf1ufrx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \u029f\u1d07\u0493\u1d1b \u1d04\u1d0f\u1d00\u02e2\u1d1b \u1d20\u1d00\u0262\u0280\u1d00\u0274\u1d1b \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Baklava_USA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Baklava_USA\/status\/1788726962145673613?\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe admitted to having some of the victim\u2019s property but then he claims he didn\u2019t know how the property became in his possession, which obviously were conflicting statements that didn\u2019t make sense,\u201d said Kiara Delva, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alien-invasion-internet-theory-catches-fire-massive-police-presence-spotted-miami-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami police<\/a> spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<p>Will a jury buy that? We\u2019ll find out if he decides to stick to that line. One thing\u2019s for sure, though: If they don\u2019t, this Florida Man will have plenty of time to develop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/apples-latest-quarterly-report-shows-not-even-tech-titans-immune-ravages-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44670\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44670\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44670\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44670\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44670\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-leaves-for-delaware-as-russians-prepare-to-take-kyiv\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Leaves for Delaware as Russians Prepare to Take Kyiv\">enjoys spending time<\/a> with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent incident, a punk refused to return a woman&#8217;s purse but soon realized she&#8217;s a formidable powerlifter. The mug shot captured the moment of realization. The advice to potential thieves: don&#8217;t mess with powerlifters, especially in Florida. The story by C. 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