Priest uses wrestling moves to nab burglar

[TexasStooge]

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — If you confess stealing to the Rev. Joseph O'Hara he might give you 10 Hail Mary's.

But try to steal from his St. Peter's Catholic Church, and the plucky priest might slap a mean double-chicken-wing wrestling hold on you.

The 39-year-old reverend — and former college wrestler — used some of his old moves to subdue one of the four teens suspected of pilfering the parish earlier this month, police said.

The reverend told police he entered the church to retrieve a book when he spotted the four teen suspects, whose names have not been released. O'Hara yelled at the boys, and three ran off, but O'Hara managed to nab one knife-wielding 14-year-old.

O'Hara was "basically using a variety of wrestling holds to keep the subject on the ground until the police arrived," according to the police report.

The suspect wasn't down for the count yet. While O'Hara was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher, the teen reportedly broke free and punched O'Hara in the face, breaking his glasses. O'Hara then employed further mat maneuvers to pin the teen again.

Within two hours of the incident, officers rounded up the three remaining suspects. Two were 13-year-olds and the third was 15.

All four were questioned and released to their parents, according to Stevens Point Police Capt. Jim Dowling. He noted that because of the ages of the suspects, the case would likely be handled by the county's Department of Human Services.

[JetMaxx]

The priest should have just gave the kid an "F5" like Brock Lesnar would....he'd have saved a lot of stuggling and a pair of broken glasses

[Guest]

Soon we'll have a ring announcer on WWE saying:"And weighing at approximately 205 lbs.; Theeeee Prieeeeest!". And the preist will say stuff like:"Spare the rod, spoil the wuss," while hitting his enemy in the head with the Bible.