Armed man body slammed at ex-wrestler's restaurant
CHICAGO -- A man armed with a gun wasn't ready to rumble when he entered a Chicago restaurant owned by a former professional wrestler, reports CBS Chicago.
Soon after the alleged intruder, Arnez Harper, walked into The Squared Circle, the restaurant owned by former WWE wrestler Lisa Marie Varon, also known as "Victoria," Harper was grabbed in a bear hug by Varon's husband, Lee.
In a video obtained by TMZ of the incident on Saturday, March 7, Lee can be seen body slamming the 18-year-old alleged intruder to the kitchen floor. Lee says Harper was reaching into his waistband for a gun.
"He fought non-stop, there was head butting and scratching andhe tried to bite me," Lee said. "He was saying 'I don't want to go to prison.'"
One of the cooks was able to get hold of the gun.
"My chef pulled the gun out of the kid's pants and said, 'where do I put it?' I said, 'On the table. He said, 'Where?' I said. 'Next to the sprinkles' and just hearing put the gun next to the sprinkles is not something you say on a daily basis," Lee said.
According to CBS Chicago, Lee and another employee held Harper down until police arrived. Harper has been charged with felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.