A teenager was caught on surveillance video pointing a gun in the face of a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and demanding his car keys in Maryland earlier this week, but things didn’t work out so well for the punk — or his three friends.
Jheyco Borda — who was trained in hand-to-hand combat while in the military — told WTTG-TV he was working on his pickup truck near Oxon Hill High School around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday when four teenagers approached him on the sidewalk.
‘Once a Marine, always a Marine.’
Borda told the station the suspects — all of whom were dressed in hooded sweatshirts — approached him and demanded his car keys, phone, and other valuables.
WTTG said surveillance video showed one of the teens — dressed in red, white, and blue — pulling out a handgun and pointing it directly at Borda’s head.
However, the station said the gun-toting suspect became distracted for a split second — and Borda said that was all the time he needed to put his military training into practice and fight back.
Borda told WTTG he quickly disarmed the teen — and then his brother noticed the dust-up and ran over to assist.
Video shows that during the struggle, the suspect’s gun discharged, the station said.
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No one was hit by the gunfire, WTTG said — instead the bullet struck Borda’s truck and left a visible hole.
The station said that as the fight continued, another suspect tried to jump in, but Borda’s brother turned and grabbed him.
The brothers, in the end, managed to pin down the suspects until Prince George’s County Police officers arrived at the scene and took them into custody, Borda told WTTG.
The station said all four suspects were behind bars.
Police are asking anyone with additional information about the incident to contact them immediately, WTTG said.
In the aftermath, Borda told the station: “Once a Marine, always a Marine.”
“I’m feeling grateful,” the veteran added to WTTG. “I’m still here, safe, with my family.”
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