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Thief on bike snatches woman’s phone but has no clue she’s a black belt
He messed with the wrong girl, and it was all caught on film.
Patricia Lynn
07.28.21

Being mugged would be a scary experience that could end horribly. Whether they’re after your purse, wallet, or phone – there’s nothing worth risking your life over.

While it seems like thieves often try and pick “easy” targets for these types of crimes, they don’t always know who they’re messing with.

One woman from New Orleans, Louisiana decided that she wasn’t going to just accept being a victim and have her phone stolen. Instead, she fought back. But the real kicker is that the thief had no clue he’d picked the wrong girl…

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Meredith Livengood is a Mid-City martial arts instructor.

As she was outside her club one day, she was approached by a prospective student inquiring about lessons. It soon became apparent that this interested stranger was actually more keen for something else – Meredith’s phone.

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He saw his chance.

As Meredith pulled up her training schedules on her device, the man snatched the phone out of her hand and tried to take off on his bike.

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Nice try.

He had clearly underestimated Meredith’s reflexes, as he’d barely even pushed off the pavement when she grabbed hold of the back of his shirt and yanked him to a stop.

She then pulled the man off his bike, got him by the neck and grabbed the phone back out of his hand, tossing it on the floor behind her.

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At this point, backup arrived, but Meredith was handling the situation just fine on her own. She pushed the man away from her and proceeded to point and yell at him.

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There was a security camera filming it all.

Though the security footage of the incident doesn’t have audio, we can imagine that whatever Meredith was saying was having a good effect, as the young man looked positively terrified.

Meredith’s colleague picked up her phone, then more members of her club came out to support her, including a man with a baseball club. The young man, completely lost of the arrogance he’d had when stealing the phone, grabbed his bike and ran for it.

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It probably wasn’t the best idea to target anyone at a martial arts club, let alone Meredith, who had done taekwondo as a child, and now teaches classes in kung fu and Chinese kickboxing.

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She gave everyone a good show.

Meredith’s neighbor, Lo Floyd, caught the footage on his security camera, and said that he didn’t know whether the incident was real or not. He added,

“But then I saw the anger in the situation. That’s when me and my buddy ran down and I had my bat. But Meredith, she already had it taken care of already.”

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He said that every time he looked at the footage, he was blown away by the woman he called his “hero”. He added that he already knew that Meredith was a black belt – the highest ranking in karate – but after finally seeing her in action, he would never cross her.

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As for Meredith, she seemed certain that the young man wouldn’t be back in the future. It definitely wouldn’t be the wise thing to do.

“He underestimated his opponent,” she said to 4WWL. “People underestimate women a lot, and they shouldn’t.”

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Meredith – 1 Thief – 0

It definitely doesn’t seem like the guy will be back to mess with Meredith again. But if so, there’s no doubt she’ll win that round too.

Watch the video below to see the security footage for yourself!

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