As a petty thief chose to steal from a unsuspecting New Hampshire woman, who has just completed her shopping list inside of a local Walmart, he never thought he would be the recipient of swift justice from an Army vet close-by. But, that’s exactly what happened.

The Manchester Walmart, where Army veteran Rick White saved the day (Photo Credit: YouTube)

Army veteran Rick White was doing some shopping at his local Manchester Walmart when he spotted an issue happening right before his eyes, hearing the worrying screams of a woman. That terrified woman was 51-year-old Rhonda Healey, who was looking at a few greeting cards when a thief snatched her wallet and took off. 

The thief believed that she would be an easy target for him when he noticed Healey’s wallet inside of her wide-open purse in the front of her shopping cart, however White, an Army Drill Sergeant who just came back from a 9-month deployment in Afghanistan, decided he was going to teach this thug a lesson he would never forget. 

Rhonda Healey (Photo Credit: YouTube)

“Stop him, he has my wallet,” a distressed Healey yelled. Hearing Healey’s screams, the 43-year-old Army veteran leaped into action without hesitation, going after the much younger suspect who he saw take off running in a black hooded sweatshirt.

Before the purse snatcher knew what hit him, White slammed the thief to the ground as the thug was trying to make a dash for the exit.

An onlooker captured this image at the scene. (Photo Credit: ULocal User/Karen5573)

After grabbing the arm of the suspect and taking him to the ground, White pinned him down in an arm-bar, subduing him until authorities arrived as onlookers snapped photos of the impressive scene.

The suspect was later identified by police as 24-year-old Alan White — not to be confused with or any known relation to the good Samaritan Army veteran Rick White. Alan White, who police say is homeless, was arrested and charged with theft.

Alan White (Photo Credit: Manchester Police)

“I grabbed him and tossed him to the ground,” Rick White explained, according to WCVB5. “He tried to hit and grab me. I sat on him until the police came. I brought his arm up and said, ‘give me your other hand or I’ll break this one.’ And he gave me his other hand, and that was it,” White added.

Further describing what went down in the Walmart aisle that day, White explained, “I put him in a wrist lock and put him in an arm-bar and when I did that, it took the fight right out of him.”

The veteran, an employee of the Manchester Department of Public Works (DPW) who also works part-time as a bouncer at a Manchester bar, was happy he could help return the woman’s wallet to her.

“With all the opportunity for help, there is no need to steal,” White said, speaking of the allegedly homeless suspect. “To me, it wasn’t a big thing. I am just glad I could help out,” he humbly added regarding his own heroic actions.

Rick White was glad he could help save the day (Photo Credit: YouTube)

Healey’s wallet was returned to her, and she was grateful that Rick White just so happened to be in the right place at the right time and was willing to stop the thief like he did. “With everything going on, it’s nice to know there’s really good people out there,” she said.

Indeed, this veteran is the kind of guy you want around when trouble hits. He’s not afraid to step in and take care of business to right the wrongs in an often unjust world. Job well done, sir.