Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man who stopped a bank robbery after confronting the suspect, talking him down and giving him a hug.
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00:00this story has a bit of a twist to it a 43 year old guy in California tried to rob a bank the
00:14other day but another customer ended it with a hug this is in Canada no this is in California
00:24this stops most Canadian robberies oh come on bring it in bring it in love you it also sounds
00:33like a Dave Matthews band music video yeah you're right I guess the old guy recognized the guy who
00:40was trying to rob as a former neighbor and tried to get him to stop what he was doing
00:47here's the story on this from WSAZ TV word spread fast it's kind of a shock about a woodland man
00:57guys a hero I wanted to shake his hand and his unforgettable trip to the bank and I would
01:02have been here yesterday I was gonna come at 11 11 o'clock that's when I was here you missed the
01:09action Michael Armas found himself at the center of it while making a deposit here at the Bank of
01:14the West on Main Street where he knows I'm always joking around that's my new favorite thing and
01:20there wasn't no jokes yesterday how you doing miles this time he was met with looks of concern and
01:25Armas noticed a man inside covering his face he's biceps are all natural I seen that the way he was
01:30talking he was getting irritated he said uh I don't want to hurt anybody Woodland police say that
01:37man had Grim Reaper Grim Reaper smoking a cigarette on his arm when I hurt anybody Woodland police it
01:43might be it might be his uh if you're talking to the news put on some sleeves no this man will never
01:49put sleeves on his shirt said yeah he's almost 70 this dude is 69 exactly showing off those guns
01:56it's not gonna be stopped you say that man had passed a note to one of the tellers claiming he had a
02:02gun and was robbing the place unbeknownst to Armas but the thing was I seen something else he seemed
02:09to be depressed the way he was talking so I just approached him and I asked him I said what's wrong I
02:14said you don't have a job he said there's nothing in this town for me nothing in this town for me I
02:19just I just want to go to prison Armas says he tried to comfort him and asked if they could step
02:24outside so I took him outside and I gave the man a hug right here at the doors and he started crying
02:31and then I stepped away from him in this swoop here come all the cops no sirens just lights everywhere
02:38rifles out get on the ground video from a viewer shows as police cleared out the bank the ladies were
02:46all worried the one in there still are saying no no not the one in the black shirt Armas is pretty
02:52casual about it all I believe that it was meant for me to be here that day police arrested 43-year-old
02:58Eduardo Plasencia for attempted robbery and Armas says he's thinking of visiting him in jail you know love
03:05overcomes all things people don't realize that try to be kind to somebody makes a difference in Woodland
03:11Lizzie Mitri KCRA 3 News is incredible what he did but I will argue that he didn't make any bit of difference
03:18he didn't actually rob them he threatened to he presented a note yeah but once you attempted
03:30robbery once you present the note you're you're done isn't that still attempted I think you're done
03:34that's why he's in jail yeah attempted robbery right I think but like he didn't rob at all but
03:44like the fact that he just handed over a note that's enough that's enough to go to jail for quite
03:48some time that's what he wanted yeah yeah so he gets what he he gets what he wanted because of that
03:56guy it's less time yeah you ruined it
04:00Eduardo Plasencia put your sleeves on
04:04God I had it made
04:10now we get to see this guy all the time
04:13what are you doing I wore my cool shirt here to visit you
04:22you are son of bitch you what do you mean
04:26can you hug me hey hey what's wrong
04:29you know why every time do I cry when you're speaking to me
04:37let it out it's
04:41love takes care of everything
04:43I just wanted to be in jail for the rest of my life
04:46you'll get out soon you can come stay with me
04:48no
04:49oh god oh
04:51yeah
04:51no
04:53only a few more years
04:55I'll rob another bank
04:56that's his punishment
04:59that guy comes to visit him all the time
05:01all the time
05:02I wish they just shot and killed me
05:04Eduardo you've got to visit her again
05:06it's visiting day Eduardo
05:08it's Michael Armis Jr
05:10yes of course it is
05:11look at my cool tattoos
05:14sleeveless dude
05:15sleeveless dude
05:16look at my cool tattoos
05:18it's a grim reaper smoking
05:20yep
05:20look at that
05:21isn't that cool
05:22can you make him do that dance move
05:24hey what's wrong
05:25what's wrong with you
05:27it's going so annoying
05:28nothing
05:29go away
05:30there's nothing wrong with me
05:32it's been six weeks
05:33hey there's people out there that care about you
05:36god
05:37last night
05:41I fashioned my sheets into what would be a noose
05:44to try to kill myself
05:46because I was worried you were coming
05:47don't do that
05:48and when I jumped
05:50whole ceiling caved in
05:52I can't do it
05:54he refuses to see him
05:55what do you mean he won't see me
05:58what's wrong
06:00love overcomes all things
06:03I'm in my cell
06:05and then all of a sudden
06:05something flies through the window
06:07it's like a dove
06:08with like a message on it
06:10what is this
06:11there you go
06:12oh my god
06:13it's Michael Armis Jr
06:14has tied messages to a homing pigeon
06:18called it his god dove
06:20what does it say
06:23what does the note say
06:24it says
06:24love overcomes all things
06:26people don't realize that
06:28he's been trying to be kind to someone
06:29it also says
06:30look out the window
06:31so I can wave to you
06:32oh hey
06:33there he is
06:35hey
06:36hello Michael Armis Jr
06:38and Michael Armis Jr
06:40how are you
06:41I'm okay
06:42you stop letting me visit
06:44yeah I don't want to see you
06:46I don't understand
06:48go away
06:49alright well I'll be back
06:51for the next visiting day
06:52oh god
06:53again
06:53love conquers all
06:55love conquers all
07:00yeah
07:02this poor guy
07:03got way more than he bargained for
07:05he did
07:05he did
07:06got himself a best friend
07:08I'm thinking of going insane him
07:11oh man
07:13shoot
07:14why did I rob the bank
07:16oh my god
07:18what you think about
07:19well
07:21I am thinking about killing myself
07:24oh well why would you do that
07:26because love conquers all
07:29you know it love conquers all
07:32oh I do feel well
07:36that took a turn
07:36I wasn't expecting
07:38no
07:38beautiful story
07:40not so much
07:41it was
07:42you get that sleeveless guy
07:43driving you nuts for life
07:44he's never gonna leave you alone
07:47never ever
07:48oh son of a bitch
07:50nothing in this town for me
07:52nothing in this town for me
07:53and his shirt says
07:55love god
07:55love people
07:56impact lives
07:57yeah he is gonna
07:58he cut the sleeves off of it
07:59and those are freshly cut
08:02oh they are
08:02yeah
08:03for the news
08:03I believe he bought it for the news
08:05and cut them off
08:06yeah
08:06he wanted his guns to be out on the news
08:08and um
08:09and they're out
08:10yeah
08:10for sure
08:11there's no stopping this man
08:13no
08:13he's gonna be like one of those guys
08:17who shows up at this poor guy's house
08:19on like Thanksgiving
08:20oh yeah
08:21when he gets out
08:22oh
08:22you don't wanna run into him
08:24he's never gonna shake him
08:25never for life
08:27nightmare
08:28your nightmare for life
08:29just happened
08:30yeah
08:31made a beautiful news story
08:32yep