Posted By: BowlingQueen
Don't mess with this guy! - 06/24/15 01:44 PM
Wrestling coach, art instructor teaches intruder a lesson:
Kenosha resident Jerril Grover is a longtime high school wrestling coach and art teacher, described by many as a sweet, polite, little gentleman.
But whatever you do, don’t try to break into his house.
“He is the nicest ‘badass’ you’ll ever meet,†said Bob Saftig, 42, a former Tremper High School wrestler. “He might look like a little guy, but he is anything but that.â€
Grover, 51, received plenty of attention on Monday for taking the law into his own hands early Friday morning.
The 5-foot-3, 135-pound Grover was in his basement in the 4100 block of 32nd Avenue, when he heard a noise from a first-floor bedroom about 7:15 a.m. What Grover discovered was a 22-year-old Kenosha man hanging inside the window, informing him he was there to mow the lawn.
“That was a mistake on his part,†Grover said. “I struck him really hard and knocked him out of the window. I then grabbed a vase and clocked him upside the head once I got outside.â€
Grover, however, wasn’t finished.
The 1982 Bradford graduate and Kenosha Public High School Sports Hall of Fame member took the man to the ground and “hog-tied†him with a garden hose until Kenosha Police arrived.
Grover said his extensive wrestling background came in handy.
“After I had him on the ground, I didn’t want to apply any more pressure because he had submitted,†Grover said. “I used my hips to keep him on the ground and tucked in a limb occasionally. Once I had him all tied up I stayed on top of him. He told me he couldn’t breathe. I said, ‘If you can talk, you can breathe.’â€
A neighbor heard the commotion next door and called the authorities. Kenosha Police arrived at about 7:30 a.m. and took the suspect into custody. Philip Tabili was charged on Monday with burglary, theft and disorderly conduct. He was issued a $1,000 cash bond.
Police said Tabili appeared to be impaired during the attempted robbery.
“I just hope the young man gets some help,†Grover said. “To be doing something like that isn’t smart.â€
Grover said he’s surprised by the media attention. He was also plenty embarrassed since he didn’t have time to change before running outside and securing the suspect.
“Mind you, I’m doing all of this in my underwear,†Grover said. “When the police got there, I immediately ran inside and put on some pants. That was the most embarrassing part. My neighbor is out there watching me. After a while I just said forget it. Everyone is just going to have to see me in my underwear.â€
Tabili is due back in court for an arraignment on July 1.
Kenosha resident Jerril Grover is a longtime high school wrestling coach and art teacher, described by many as a sweet, polite, little gentleman.
But whatever you do, don’t try to break into his house.
“He is the nicest ‘badass’ you’ll ever meet,†said Bob Saftig, 42, a former Tremper High School wrestler. “He might look like a little guy, but he is anything but that.â€
Grover, 51, received plenty of attention on Monday for taking the law into his own hands early Friday morning.
The 5-foot-3, 135-pound Grover was in his basement in the 4100 block of 32nd Avenue, when he heard a noise from a first-floor bedroom about 7:15 a.m. What Grover discovered was a 22-year-old Kenosha man hanging inside the window, informing him he was there to mow the lawn.
“That was a mistake on his part,†Grover said. “I struck him really hard and knocked him out of the window. I then grabbed a vase and clocked him upside the head once I got outside.â€
Grover, however, wasn’t finished.
The 1982 Bradford graduate and Kenosha Public High School Sports Hall of Fame member took the man to the ground and “hog-tied†him with a garden hose until Kenosha Police arrived.
Grover said his extensive wrestling background came in handy.
“After I had him on the ground, I didn’t want to apply any more pressure because he had submitted,†Grover said. “I used my hips to keep him on the ground and tucked in a limb occasionally. Once I had him all tied up I stayed on top of him. He told me he couldn’t breathe. I said, ‘If you can talk, you can breathe.’â€
A neighbor heard the commotion next door and called the authorities. Kenosha Police arrived at about 7:30 a.m. and took the suspect into custody. Philip Tabili was charged on Monday with burglary, theft and disorderly conduct. He was issued a $1,000 cash bond.
Police said Tabili appeared to be impaired during the attempted robbery.
“I just hope the young man gets some help,†Grover said. “To be doing something like that isn’t smart.â€
Grover said he’s surprised by the media attention. He was also plenty embarrassed since he didn’t have time to change before running outside and securing the suspect.
“Mind you, I’m doing all of this in my underwear,†Grover said. “When the police got there, I immediately ran inside and put on some pants. That was the most embarrassing part. My neighbor is out there watching me. After a while I just said forget it. Everyone is just going to have to see me in my underwear.â€
Tabili is due back in court for an arraignment on July 1.