Virginia Seashore cop dodges wild karate transfer whereas chasing martial arts grasp in viral video
This perp is aware of kung fu!
Wild footage reveals a Virginia Seashore police officer narrowly dodging a maniac martial artist’s spectacular karate transfer earlier than taking the perp down alongside the shoreline.
Timothy Allen Wegert, 33, was being chased by cops after allegedly assaulting somebody on Atlantic Avenue round 2:20 a.m. on July 5 when the scene straight out of an motion film unfolded, police mentioned.
Not less than 4 cops have been in pursuit of Wegert — a martial artist and former grasp teacher at UpLevel Martial Arts in Charlottesville, Virginia — chasing him alongside a sandy seaside earlier than he pulled the beautiful maneuver.
As one officer closes in on Wegert, the loopy kung fu grasp makes an attempt a spinning again kick to the officer’s head – who narrowly geese the blow, the viral video reveals.
The policeman then tackles Wegert and his fellow officers pile on prime, cuffing him earlier than he can pull one other hanging approach, in line with the clip.
Wegert was arrested and charged with felony assault on a regulation enforcement officer, together with different misdemeanor counts, together with disorderly conduct, police mentioned.
The freaky fighter was seen solely hours earlier wildly dancing at a close-by restaurant in the identical black-and-white striped pants he was arrested in, in line with a witness.
“He’s positively an outgoing character however appears very good,” Casey Bunce, who recorded the suspect busting a transfer, advised the Virginia Pilot.
“After I recorded the video, I gave him a excessive 5 and he mentioned, ‘Thanks brother,’ so he wasn’t aggressive in any respect.”
However the kooky kickboxer has a historical past of instability, in line with pal Invoice Peters.
Wegert was fired as CEO of UpLevel Martial Arts for a number of assaults that he carried out outdoors of labor, Peters advised the outlet.
“I do know him very, very effectively, I do know the entire household — what a pleasant household. It’s a disgrace,” Peters mentioned.
