He is nicknamed the vigilante Santa Claus.
Thursday, December 22, in the town of Vannes in Morbihan, an individual was overpowered by a former gendarme black belt in judo, reports the newspaper
Ouest France
.
He had just taken off his Santa Claus costume.
Pascal Guillotel, former retired policeman, was present at the Christmas market for activities with children in the Christmas village, Place Maurice-Marchais.
Suddenly, an intoxicated individual, who was disturbing families, begins to attack a security guard who had just been called by the organizers to get him out of the market.
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He was violent with the members of the Festival Committee
," says Pascal Guillotel to
Ouest-France
.
“
The latter called a Securiteam agent.
When the person arrived, he threw himself on her
”.
“
He continued to struggle hysterically
”, continues to tell the former gendarme.
He then decides to intervene by giving him a judo hold.
The police then arrived on the scene to take the individual, who was placed in a drunk tank.
