Do you know him? Authorities are looking for the man who helped a Brea Police officer engaged in a scuffle with a convicted felon. The suspect was attempting to take the officer's firearm from its holster before the man stepped in to help. More info --
Brea Police Department officers took a convicted felon into custody on Wednesday, after a short scuffle ensued between both parties following an attempted traffic stop in La Habra.Gilbert Antonio Villalba, 31-years-old, was pulled over by authorities who recognized him behind the wheel of his vehicle near the Home Depot on South Harbor Boulevard. He had an outstanding felony warrant prior to Wednesday’s incident. Villalba, who hails from Whittier, is reported to be a gang member.
Villalba eventually returned to his vehicle, where the officer caught up with him and pulled him to the ground. Villalba is accused of asking his girlfriend, who was also in the vehicle, to grab the officer’s weapon as their struggle continued. Video from the scene shows her refusal to help, as she watched the officer and her boyfriend grapple for possession of the firearm, as Brea officer Chris Harvey detailed to CBS reporters.
Now, he has been charged with one felony count each for attempted fire arm removal from a peace officer, battery on a peace officer and resisting and resisting and deterring an executive officer.
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