3TV/CBS 5
Derek Staahl
Aug. 16, 2018
GLENDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -
A Valley construction worker said his years of martial arts training paid off when a man tried to grab a gun from a police officer working at their job site.
The suspect, 29-year-old Dieter Bradford Klofkorn, was able to get the weapon about halfway out of the holster, according to a police report.
Greg Barkley said he helped the officer subdue the suspect by placing the man in a chokehold and taking him to the ground. Barkley said he has studied martial arts for the last four years, including Brazilian ju-jitsu.
“It really worked out that day,†he said.
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