From the Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON — A purse snatcher in downtown Edmonton had little room to run after a 240-pound, six-foot Edmonton Eskimo helped tackle him early Tuesday.
Defensive end Kitwana Jones, 28, and another man caught up to a suspect who police say robbed a woman shortly before 7 a.m. local time. The woman, in her 50s, was walking when she was approached by the man, who wrestled away her purse and laptop.
The suspect took off running, with a witness to the theft following close behind.
Jones, who played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for five seasons before joining the Eskimos this season, joined the chase and the two men caught up to the suspect in a nearby alley.
They took him down and held him in the alley until police arrived.
There were no injuries, beyond a scratch on the suspect's knee, police spokeswoman Karen Carlson said. The woman's purse and laptop were returned to her.
Jones attended football practice today, where officers met with him to go over what happened.
Terrance Allan Walcott, 29, has been charged with robbery.
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