An accused purse snatcher just learned the hard way that he picked the wrong grocery store to target.

Juwone Scott is a 26 year-old bagger at a grocery store in Shreveport, Louisiana, and when he saw someone steal a purse out of a woman’s shopping cart, he immediately took action. Juwone managed to chase down the suspect and fight him until he gave up the purse.

The suspect has since been identified as 42 year-old Jared Freeman, who watched Crystal Cray cash her paycheck at the store and then followed her to the parking lot. Crystal said afterwards that she had just received her first check from a new job and that she needed the money to pay her rent.

“My rent was in that purse,” Crystal said. “My apartment was in that purse. A couple took a chance on me, giving me a place to live while just starting a job.”

Juwone happens to be an athlete who competed in the Special Olympics in weight lifting, running and several other events. The Shreveport Police Department later took to Facebook to praise him.

“An employee of the business gave chase and confronted the robber and was able to recover the victim’s purse, but was battered by the suspect during his valiant effort, causing minor injury,” the department said.

As for Jared, he has since been arrested and charged with “one count of purse snatching and one count of simple battery.” Crystal could not be more grateful to Juwone for stepping in to save the day.

“Juwone is a real hero!” she wrote on Facebook. “I’m so very blessed by this awesome guy and so is the community! Let’s make him famous! If you go to Brookshire’s on line and see Juwone please shake his hand or even give him a huge hug!”