72r-old beat off a 275-pound pickpocket with his Cane
'There's nobody gonna have their hand in my pocket without me reacting': Thief learns the hard way that man, 72, is no easy target after he gets beaten with his CANE
Chet Dunham, 72, had just finished breakfast on March 27 when Jeffrey Darnell Jones II tried to steal his wallet
Dunham felt the 23-year-old reach into his back pocket and quickly turned around and hit the 275-pound man with his walking cane
Jones was later arrested and charges with larceny from a person - a five-year felony
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'He thought he was going to be an easy target but obviously he wasn't,' Detective Bryan Ford said.
'This guy's no Jack-be-nimble,' fellow Detective Lt Richard Rosati added.
Jones admitted to trying to steal the old man's wallet, and has since been charged with attempted larceny of a person - a five-year felony.
He is being held on $5,000 bond at Wayne County Jail.
Authorities say Jones is unemployed and lives with his mother and younger brother.
He quit high school halfway through the 11th grade because 'it was too difficult'.