Sheepdog Chef Foils Would-Be Robber

My barber drew my attention to this news story. His only comment was that "this has you written all over it!!!!" I wonder what he means by that?
;-)

The incident took place in Waukesha Wisconsin. Here's the account as related in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

According to a criminal complaint and restaurant employees, a man wearing a black motorcycle helmet and black leather jacket entered Williams Supper Club, S76-W17745 Janesville Road, about 10 p.m. Friday from the rear kitchen entryway, grabbed an employee by the arm and said, "Give me the money or I will shoot you."

The complaint says the man, later identified as Geraci, also told restaurant employees he had a knife. When one employee asked Geraci who he was, Geraci replied: "Would you want to die? I have a gun," the complaint says.

Bartender Terri Blight pulled two bags of cash from behind the bar and gave it to Geraci, the complaint says.

. . . . The chef, Erik Minor, and a cook, Andrew Tess, realized what was happening and fought back, Blight said.

The chef hit Geraci on the helmet with a large metal spoon, and the spoon broke in half, according to the complaint.

The chef then grabbed Geraci, put him in a headlock, dislodged the helmet and wrestled him to the floor. A customer and Tess helped pin Geraci down until police arrived, the complaint says.

Minor on Monday said he at first didn't realize Geraci was robbing the restaurant. He said he went after Geraci because Geraci had an employee by the arm.

"I wasn't going to let someone manhandle an employee," Minor said. (emphasis added)

Chef Erik Minor's motivation and reaction was that of a sheepdog.

He gets an "A" for attitude & mindset, and also for improvised weaponry. Let's also not neglect to mention his grappling skills.

Kudos as well to the unnamed customer and to Andrew Tess, the cook who helped restrain the robber until police arrived.

I'm not sold on the idea of using a headlock on a man who claims to be armed. But thank the Lord, the crook was bluffing.

Does this remind you of Under Siege (caution: movie contains language & nudity)? As you may recall, Seagal's character was a ship's cook who put the hurt on a bevy of terrorists who had hi-jacked a nuclear-armed navy vessel.

You just never know who may be wearing that white apron and poufy hat.