When a thief tried to steal from a woman in New Hampshire who was just finishing up her shopping at a Walmart, he didn’t expect to get immediate justice from an Army veteran. But, yes, that’s what did happen.
Army veteran Rick White was shopping at his local Manchester Walmart when the screams of a woman drew his attention to a problem going on right in front of him. Rhonda Healey, who was 51 years old, was looking at greeting cards when a thief stole her wallet.
When the thief saw Healey’s wallet in her open purse in the front of her shopping cart, he thought he had found an easy mark. But White, an Army Drill Sergeant who had just returned from a 9-month deployment in Afghanistan, was going to show the thug how wrong he was.
Healey was upset and yelled, “Stop him! He has my wallet!” When the 43-year-old Army veteran heard Healey scream, he jumped into action right away. He went after the much younger suspect, who was wearing a black sweatshirt with a hood, and saw him run away.
White slammed the purse thief to the ground as the thug tried to run for the door. The thief didn’t even know what hit him.
After grabbing the suspect’s arm and putting him on the ground, White used an arm-bar to hold him down until police arrived. People took pictures of the impressive scene.
Police later found out that the suspect was a 24-year-old man named Alan White. He is not to be confused with the good Samaritan Army veteran Rick White, with whom he has no known ties. Police say Alan White is homeless. He was arrested and charged with theft.