Perhaps you’ve seen “Spurs Jesus” at San Antonio Spurs games. His real name is Cordero Maldonado, according to the San Antonio Express-News (paywall), and he recently stymied a would-be robber in his San Antonio home.
Spurs Jesus posted about the incident on his Facebook page, and after running him off his property he chased him down to the San Antonio Riverwalk, we’re not joking, and kept him preoccupied until police arrived.
ALERT!! So yesterday I was at my house washing my garb and all of a sudden I hear a strange noise, sure enough there’s a guy trying to break in through my window. I ran outside and chased him down the San Antonio Riverwalk.. Caught the fellow and slammed him to the dirt and restrained him until the boys from the San Antonio Police Department took him off of my hands. Big shout out and thanks to Rio Fit, LLC for keeping me strong and fast so I could catch that little punk! So sleep easy Southtown San Antonio & King William, there’s a few less thieves on the streets! And just an FYI to anyone else out there who wants to try me… Don’t think about it, I workout… A lot.. And nobody f_ _ _ s with the Spurs Jesus!
Pretty sure that last line is a reference to The Big Lebowski character.
The San Antonio Express-News, as relayed by Mashable, added that there was a struggle after Spurs Jesus spotted the suspect — 19-year-old Jose Roberto Medina — trying to break in. He gave chase and even subdued him for a moment:
Medina broke free and swam across the San Antonio River. But our would-be robber realized he’d made a critical mistake, apparently leaving his bike back on the other side of the river, where Spurs Jesus was.
Medina told Spurs Jesus he needed his bike back, according to the paper, and walked across a bridge, apparently thinking Spurs Jesus would simply give him his bike.
“The whole time I’m on the phone with police as he is walking toward me,” Spurs Jesus told the Express-News. “I told 911 he was standing right there, and I would hold him down until they arrived.”
Spurs Jesus then tackled Medina and tried to subdue him, according to the paper. Medina was able to squirm away just as police arrived, reportedly jumping into the river a second time and attempting to hide from officers in a patch of tall grass. No dice — the officers found and arrested him.
It’s been a pretty transformative offseason for the Spurs after signing free agent LaMarcus Aldridge, so it makes sense Spurs Jesus would also have a big moment.
(Facebook, Mashable, H/T San Antonio Express-News)
