The first thing 32-year-old Nadine Bevis did after she found
out that she was pregnant was—stop a knife-wielding thief. Perhaps pregnancy hormones contain some crime busting agents.
Driving home from the doctor’s office, Bevis saw a man grab
a boy’s bike. She immediately pulled over, got out of the car, and rushed
toward the would-be thief. Even though the man was carrying two knives, Bevis was
too pissed to be scared. “I can still see the boy’s poor little face,” she
said. “He couldn’t catch his breath he was crying so much.”
Bevis blocked the assailant’s path, said, “Smile for the
camera,” and snapped a photo of the man, named John King. Two other passersby
then tackled the man to the ground, disarming him and restraining him until
police arrived. King has admitted to the robbery and now faces a lengthy prison
sentence.
The 14-year-old victim, who was very shaken up by the
attempted theft, has said that he hopes he gets a chance to thank his real-life
guardian angels in person.
Although Bevis realizes she was putting herself in danger,
she has no regrets about intervening. “Too many people stand by and let this
happen—I wasn’t going to be one of them,” she said. “Otherwise thugs will think
they can get away with it.”
Not if there are any expectant mothers around, they won’t.
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