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Bulldog burglar busted

| January 11, 2005 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

An alleged burglar at the Bulldog Steak House was outmatched by a former champion wrestler Monday morning.

Abraham Villasenor Jr., 20, was arrested after an employee at the business reportedly caught and restrained him at about 6:30 a.m.

Kalispell Police Chief Frank Garner said Villasenor apparently climbed through the ceiling of the adjacent Westcoast Outlaw Hotel into the empty bar.

He reportedly fell through a suspended ceiling into the businesses, damaging the ceiling. That was the least of his problems.

Then he ran into a 230-pound employee who who didn't hesitate when he discovered Villasenor.

Garner said the former two-time Arizona State wrestling champ caught Villasenor with ease when the smaller man tried to escape. Villasenor was firmly in the wrestler's custody when police arrived.

Villasenor is charged with burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools - all felonies.