UFC Star Henry Cejudo
Talks Hit-&-Run Scene …
My Actions Saved Suspect’s Life!!!
Revealed
TMZSports.com
Henry Cejudo is satisfied his actions at a hit-and-run incident final week helped save the suspect’s life.
The wild scene, in fact, all unfolded on Friday evening within the UFC star’s Phoenix neighborhood … when he says he noticed a gaggle of younger adults in a automobile careening down his block at round 80 MPH.
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Cejudo advised TMZ Sports activities on Monday the automobile went airborne after it hit one in all his neighbor’s sprinkler methods … after which it crashed by one in all his different neighbor’s homes.
He acknowledged that after it got here to relaxation, among the guys within the automobile made a break for it … however he did not cease them as a result of he was nervous they could be “armed and harmful.” He advised us although, when one of many guys struck a neighbor who had confronted them, he stepped in.
Cejudo stated he grabbed the man, threw him to the bottom, put his fingers behind his again and “slapped him a little bit bit.” He stated the person ought to be thankful for all of it, too, as a result of he is adamant if he hadn’t accomplished what he did — his neighbors would have killed the man.
Cejudo says two of his neighbors had weapons on their particular person and so they have been able to shoot. Actually, at one level, he says one in all his neighbors cocked their firearm and screamed, “You progress motherf****er, you are useless.”
“If I wasn’t there,” Cejudo stated, “this child would have been useless.”
The suspect — later ID’ed by cops as 22-year-old Angel Cota — was finally taken into custody and booked on a number of prices … together with DUI and assault.
“Fortunately, no person was damage,” Cejudo advised us. “I hope this child learns his lesson. And I believe one of the simplest ways to be taught your lesson is to do time. And actually determine who the hell you’re and what you need in life.”
