Ocala Car Wash Hero: Teen Drops Ax-Wielding Intruder As Cameras Roll

Closing time at an Ocala car wash turned chaotic on Sunday night when an 18-year-old worker took down a man who allegedly pulled an ax on him as the business was shutting its doors.

Surveillance video and deputy body-camera footage captured the tense encounter at the Tidal Wave Auto Spa, where the teen tackled and pinned the 36-year-old suspect until law enforcement arrived. Deputies later identified the man as Bryce Thayer, 36, and arrested him at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office…

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