A humble tradie has been hailed a hero after he crash-tackled a young man allegedly trying to rob a servo while waiting to order his bacon and egg roll.
Queensland Police alIege a 24-year-old Robina man approached the counter with a weapon at Biggera Waters servo about 5.15am on Thursday.
He allegedly demanded money and cigarettes from the counter.
But Murray, who was in the line waiting to order his breakfast when the incident occurred, heard the commotion and decided to take action.
Wearing a red and yellow bandana, shorts and thongs, he put his coffee down and crash-tackled the young man and pinned him to the ground.
‘I was s***ting myself to be honest but he had to be stopped,’ he told 7News.
The servo employee at the counter said she heard Murray yell: ‘Put your hands up’.
‘He just come up, tackled him from behind, tackled him to the ground and I was still (thinking), “What’s going on?”‘ she said.
Gold Coast tradie, Murray, tackled a would-be thief to the ground at Biggera Waters service station after the man demanded cigarettes and money while gesturing with a weapon
The hero tradie kept the young man pinned to the ground until police arrived at the servo
The alleged thief was charged with one count of attempted armed robbery
A struggle ensued as the alleged thief resisted Murray, with a second customer helping to keep him pinned to the ground.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
Police arrested the man at the service station.
The 24-year-old has been charged with one count of attempted armed robbery.
He was due to appear at the Southport Magistrates Court on Thursday.
