Carlos deployed a clever ruse by leaving decoy packages at his doorstep.
The fakepackageswere meant to act as a booby trap for the porch pirates.
Finally got a thief with decoy boxes, read the text on the video.
Carlos was captured ambushing the thief and confronting him in the unexpected encounter.
I just didnt want nobody to take him, bro!
the suspect cried out as Carlos grabbed him with a baseball bat in hand.
What you got in there?
the enraged homeowner asked, to which the suspected thief replied, Nothing, man.
Victor eventually said, you might have everything, bro.
The alleged thief claimed over and over again that he lived on the corner.
I live right there, bro, Victor said, but Carlos was not having any of it.
Get on your knees.
Get on your knees right now, Carlos ordered.
The alleged thief pleaded for mercy, hoping Carlos would let him go.
But the homeowner held Victor on the spot until the police arrived.
Officer, what am I being arrested for?
Victor wasquotedasking a cop as he lay face down on the ground while being handcuffed.
Carlos opened up about the incident in an interview withStoryfulafter capturing the thief.
Fans praised Carlos for the simple yet effective trap that the alleged suspect fell for
