This is a shocking story, with a happy ending. Former guitarist Brian Kemsley is being hailed as a hero after stopping a baby from being abducted in New York City. The 33-year-old Muay Thai instructor put the wanna-be kidnapper in an MMA hold, restraining him until authorities arrived.
This is how the story goes – on Nov. 9, Kemsley was sitting on a bench with his girlfriend in NYC’s Madison Square Park when he heard a woman scream. Getting up to investigate the incident, the guitarist and martial artist found a man attempting to grab a baby from the woman’s stroller.
Kemsley said:
“The man is saying things like, “How do you know this isn’t my baby? Why are you helping her? This could be my baby, you don’t know that. “I had to hold him down for over 15 mins before park security even came around to cuff him. You can’t rely on cops, you can’t rely on just blasting people with a gun, go train, go learn this.”
After a number of people surrounded the area, Kemsley brought the assailant to the ground with a rear naked choke and kept him down with a seatbelt hold.
Kemsley was part of the group Outbreak. The group was formed in Maine in 2002, signing to Bridge 9 and Trustkill Records before splitting up in 2011. The band released two full-length albums and five EPs, opening for legendary hardcore acts like Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front and Sick of it All.