Bodybuilder ambushes suspected bank robber, breaks his ribs

[Dope Nose]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003843356_bankrobbery19m.html

Lynnwood bandit runs into solid wall of muscle
By Susan Gilmore and Florangela Davila
Seattle Times staff reporters

"Old School" was expelled Friday, thanks to an aspiring professional bodybuilder.

It all happened in Lynnwood when a suspected serial bank robber known as the "Old School Bandit" because of his old-school bandanna disguise tried to rob a Banner Bank.

The bodybuilder — Todd Jewell, 26, of Yakima — had just arrived at the bank on 188th Street Southwest with his wife, Shawna, 27, who was waiting to hand in her résumé. They're both between careers.

They saw a man, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, slip on a bandanna, approach a teller and demand money.

"It took a few seconds to realize what was actually happening," Shawna Jewell said in an interview Saturday.

The 6-foot, 280-pound Todd Jewell quickly sized up the robber, who appeared to be about 3 inches shorter and 100 pounds lighter. And when he didn't see the robber holding a weapon, he ambushed him.

"I realized I should have no problem throwing him around a little bit," Jewell said.

"I was basically trying to hurt him enough to get him to stop, to get him to the ground and to quit fighting."

He succeeded, actually breaking the man's ribs in the process when the man wouldn't succumb.

The man was identified as Chadwick Asheim, of Seattle, and he's suspected in nine Seattle-area bank robberies in the past two months. A warrant had been out for him for leaving a halfway house, but authorities hadn't been able to catch him.

"This guy ["Old School"] was elusive, and I applaud him [Jewell]," said FBI agent Larry Carr, who is based in Seattle. "This is one of those cases where, every week since this guy started hitting, I had to e-mail [warnings] to banks. Now I don't have to do this, thanks to Mr. Jewell."

Asheim was taken to the hospital for broken ribs and cuts and will be transferred to federal custody. The FBI said charges likely will be filed Monday.

And Saturday, Todd Jewell, in a cellphone interview while he and his wife drove back to Yakima, said he wasn't a hero. "I'm just a citizen tired of seeing innocent people victimized," he said. "I had the right tools for the job, and I just got the job done."

Jewell suffered minor cuts and bruises. But the unemployed man received good news: He said the FBI told him about a $5,000 reward he might receive.

"Being my size, I have to eat a lot, and this [money] will go towards paying the grocery bill," he said.

Jewell recently quit his job as an aerospace machinist in Yakima to focus on his bodybuilding career.

And after their adventure, his wife said she wants her husband to handle all future transactions at banks.

 

[Darthphere]

Roid rage!

 

[jaguarr]

I bet this bank robber sues the bodybuilder for hurting him, too. Our justice system is so perverted. Still, good on this guy for doing something about it when he could instead of just idly watching and not getting involved.

jag

 

[Prognosticator]

The one thing the article didn't mention was that the bodybuilder was wearing animal print leotards

...Jag, why'd you have to be so rough on the criminal?!

 

[Spider-Bite]

man did you see that guy's neck?

 

[jaguarr]

man did you see that guy's neck?

Looks like a typical bodybuilder's neck to me. *shrug*

jag

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Good deal. Unfortunately, the article notes the robber wasn't holding a weapon which makes this story a little less amazing.

 

[The Spawn]

^ Yep.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

http://www.toddjewell.com/

 

[jaguarr]

Definitely a juicer. Gotta be if you're looking to compete at the Pro level, though. I wish him the best.

jag

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Looks like a typical bodybuilder's neck to me. *shrug*

jag

LoL

 

[chamber-music]

http://www.toddjewell.com/

I need your clothes, boots and your motorcycle.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

 

[jaguarr]

LoL

I figured you or Spoons would be the only ones to get that.

jag

 

[Darthphere]

Definitely a juicer. Gotta be if you're looking to compete at the Pro level, though. I wish him the best.

jag

Roid rage!

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I bet this bank robber sues the bodybuilder for hurting him, too. Our justice system is so perverted. Still, good on this guy for doing something about it when he could instead of just idly watching and not getting involved.

jag

Yeah, hope he hasn't spent that reward yet, he's gonna need it to pay the robber or attorney's fees

 

[Dope Nose]

"Remember when I said I would kill you last?"

 

[zenile]

"Remember when I said I would kill you last?"

I Lied t:

 

[chaseter]

He ran into the guy on the right

 

[terry78]

If the robber was a scrawny guy, the meathead was just being a bully in order to show off his pecs. If you're that much bigger than someone, just subduing them should be more than enough.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

If the robber was a scrawny guy, the meathead was just being a bully in order to show off his pecs. If you're that much bigger than someone, just subduing them should be more than enough.

They said he outweighed him by about 100 pounds, which is probably just a guesstimation.

 

[terry78]

I can understand wanting to stop a crook, but he's sounding like he took some pleasure in beating the **** out of him. If you can stop somebody with minimal force, I would think that's the way to go. He just sounds nuts.

 

[jaguarr]

I dunno, you get someone in a tight bear hug and they struggle too much it can be pretty easy for them to break a rib.

jag

 

[sinewave]

i got an image of the tae kwon do instructor from napoleon dynamite with his man-wife "starla" when i read this.

 

[xwolverine2]

i think he was showing off, ..... im sure the guys ribs didnt need to be broken, its not like he was going to hurt anyone.

doesnt seem like justice to me.

If i wanted to rob a bank i shouldnt be beat up afterwards