The Arizona man was accused of kidnapping the woman’s children and then attacking employees and patrons at Chucky’s Gas Station in Doña Ana faces brutal karma as he ran into a 16-year-old wrestling champion from New Mexico.
16-year-old Canaan Bower and his father Troy Bower pulled into a convenience store near Las Cruces, New Mexico when they heard a commotion and went in to be greeted by a terrifying sight.
According to his father as he told the reporters that his 16-year-old son, Canaan, walked over to Beltran, picked him up from behind, and body-slammed him into the ground.
Incredibly, Canaan isn’t your typical teenage boy — he’s a 6-foot-2-inch, district high school wrestling champion in the 285-pound heavyweight division.
Daniel Beltran Arroyo, 22, of Phoenix, was arrested by Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies after witnesses say he tried to kidnap three children at Chucky’s Gas Station in Doña Ana. He’s also accused of assaulting several patrons and employees who tried to intervene.
Arroyo is charged with four counts of battery, two counts of assault, two counts of child abuse, and one count of kidnapping.
The mother told authorities that she got off at a bus stop with her children, ages 9, 2, and 1, and was waiting for an Uber driver to arrive when a man grabbed her 2-year-old child and demanded the woman turn over her children.
According to court documents, the mother kicked Arroyo, and Arroyo responded by punching her in the head. The woman told authorities she fell backward, on top of her 1-year-old son who was strapped into a carrier on her back.
Canaan’s parents explained that the two female attendants were “badly beaten” and that the man who attempted to force Beltran out “got his face caved in.
”No matter how many people stepped in to stop Beltran, they simply couldn’t stop him. Fortunately, Canaan was in the right place at the right time.“The gas station clerk said that people were trying to help to no avail, they tried hitting him with a broom and throwing things at him, but it was not working,” Canaan’s father wrote on Facebook. “With no regards for his own safety Canaan grabbed the man and threw him to the ground, where he kept him pinned until the police arrived about five minutes later. Canaan is a very big kid who recently took 1st place for Mayfield High School in the District Wrestling Championship. There is a very good chance that Canaan saved many lives today and he definitely protected the kids from harm.”
His parents admitted that they are proud of Canaan’s courage and unhesitant willingness to help the innocent. But at one point, they expressed concern for his son’s safety, adding that there was no way of knowing “if this guy’s maybe got a gun or a knife.”
“He truly does have a heart of gold,” Canaan’s mother, Kara, wrote. “Anyone who has ever met him can attest to that. He is 6’2 and 250+ pounds of solid muscle, but his heart is even bigger. He is exceptionally humble and very nonchalant about all of this. I told him that someone I talked to had said that ‘he beat the crap out of the guy’ and Canaan was a little upset by this. He said ‘mom, I wouldn’t do that.’ Canaan is too nice to hurt people, any people. Canaan clarified that the man was much smaller then him, he just grabbed him and took him to the floor like he does in wrestling and held him down until the cops got there.”
According to local authorities, arroyo has a lengthy criminal record, which includes a slew of charges involving drugs, drunk driving, and resisting arrest. Now, he can add battery, assault, child abuse, and kidnapping charges to his list.
This selfless act of bravery, gain a lot of praise and his parents confirmed that Canaan is humbly appreciative of all that praise.
“I was just talking to Canaan,” Kara added. “I gave him an overview of all the comments and told him that probably 1,000 people said to tell him thank you and to give him a hug to which he replied “ok give them to me” and precedes to hug me multiple times. This kid. While many people have commended Troy and I and complimented us on our parenting. Troy Bower and I both agree and know that we are not responsible for how Canaan is. Canaan has always had an abundance of compassion and a multitude of God given gifts and abilities.”
All thank’s to Canaan’s selfless and courageous actions, now these three young children are safe and sound with their mother.
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