UFC Star Henry Cejudo
Talks Hit-&-Run Scene …
My Actions Saved Suspect’s Life!!!
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Henry Cejudo is satisfied his actions at a hit-and-run incident final week helped save the suspect’s life.
The wild scene, in fact, all unfolded on Friday evening within the UFC star’s Phoenix neighborhood … when he says he noticed a bunch of younger adults in a automobile careening down his block at round 80 MPH.
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Cejudo advised TMZ Sports activities on Monday the automobile went airborne after it hit one in every of his neighbor’s sprinkler techniques … after which it crashed via one in every of his different neighbor’s homes.
He acknowledged that after it got here to relaxation, among the guys within the automobile made a break for it … however he did not cease them as a result of he was frightened they could be “armed and dangerous.” He advised us although, when one of many guys struck a neighbor who had confronted them, he stepped in.
Cejudo stated he grabbed the man, threw him to the bottom, put his palms behind his again and “slapped him a little bit.” He stated the person ought to be glad about all of it, too, as a result of he is adamant if he hadn’t achieved what he did — his neighbors would have killed the man.
Cejudo says two of his neighbors had weapons on their particular person and so they had been able to shoot. In actual fact, at one level, he says one in every of his neighbors cocked their firearm and screamed, “You move motherf****er, you’re dead.”
“If I wasn’t there,” Cejudo stated, “this kid would have been dead.”
The suspect — later ID’ed by cops as 22-year-old Angel Cota — was finally taken into custody and booked on a number of fees … together with DUI and assault.
“Luckily, nobody was hurt,” Cejudo advised us. “I hope this kid learns his lesson. And I think the best way to learn your lesson is to do time. And really figure out who the hell you are and what you want in life.”
