Mothers will do anything to protect their children, right?
It was shortly after 7 a.m. on January 31 when Phyllis Pena returned to her home in Lake Jackson, Texas, and spotted a man looking into her 15-year-old daughter’s window.
Pena immediately called the police.
The man, identified as Zane Hawkins, 19, took off, but police were able to catch up with him.
While the police, Pena, her daughter, and the police were outside, Hawkins attempted another getaway.
But Pena wouldn’t let that happen. Not on her watch.
An officer’s dash cam captured Pena’s tackle on Hawkins.
“It’s not very often that we have somebody who actually steps in and puts themselves in harm’s way to assist in apprehending somebody,” Sgt. Roy Welch said.
Although tacking put the suspect in danger, Pena would likely do it again.
“My kids are my life, and I’m just making sure I protect them.”
Hawkins was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, evading arrest, and resisting arrest.
