72 year old with cane able to thwart pick pocket (Video)

A 72 year old man walking with the help of a cane would seem like an easy target for a robber; in this case the thief got a bit more than he bargained for in the form of a whack with the cane..

Chet Dunham, 72, fought off the pick pocket by using his cane to hit the attacker - "I just hit him, that was it," he said.

According to what Dunham told ClickonDetriot, "I felt him in my pocket. I turned to see, well I see him, and there's nobody gonna have their hand in my pocket without me reacting. That's how fast it was, just seconds," said Dunham.

His aluminum cane scared off the 5-foot-10, 275-pound pickpocket. Jones backed away, saying he was just messing around.



Minutes later, patrol officers found the 23-year-old Eastpointe man and detained him. Dunham identified Jones outside the restaurant he was at just moments before.

Jones was arrested and been charged with attempted larceny from a person.