Vallejo police were able to arrest an arson suspect thanks to a citizen who used an MMA move to detain the man. View our exclusive report here:
A"vigilant" and"brave" Vallejo citizen who happens to be a trained mixed martial artist detained a man police say deliberately started a brush fire Saturday before officers arrived and arrested him.
"It was a personal fire right behind my house, so it was something that needed to be done," Bello said in an exclusive interview Tuesday with NBC Bay Area. Bello said he called 911 to report the fire and during the call asked the dispatcher if he could take down the suspect until police arrived. He was given permission.
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