Derrick
Lewis is not the person whose car you want to attempt to
steal.
A Houston area man learned that lesson the hard way, as the UFC
heavyweight posted a video on his Instagram account of the alleged
thief being arrested by local police. “Mofo pick right/wrong car to
break into,” Lewis wrote. “HE’S OK.”
In addition to sharing photo and video of the suspect and police on
the scene, Lewis showed the damage done to his vehicle, and
revealed bruises on his knuckles in an Instagram story.
Houston Police Department public information officer Jodi Silva
confirmed to
MMAFighting.com that Lewis apprehended the suspect when he
returned from a workout and heard banging noises on the driver’s
side of the vehicle.
“Mr. Lewis says he went over to the suspect, struck him, placed him
onto the ground until the police arrived,” Silva said. “That’s the
nicest way to put it.”
The suspect was then taken to the hospital and then booked on a
charge of criminal mischief on Tuesday afternoon.
Lewis is currently on a four-bout winning streak in the UFC and is
expected to face reigning champion Francis
Ngannou for the heavyweight crown at an event later this
summer, though that fight has not been officially confirmed by the
promotion.