Boy Sees Man Acting Odd Outside Mom’s Work, Does What Others Wouldn’t

Amanda Shea

Luther Dunn’s gruesome mugshot (inset), Lakeland, FL gas station where incident took place

When a Florida teen went to pick up his mom from work, he was prepared to wait a bit for her to wrap up, but he didn’t expect to see what a stranger was doing as he lurked around in the dark, wreaking of bad intentions. That’s when the suspect found himself on the receiving end of a boy who was raised by an awesome mom.

Nate Stewart, 17, was minding his own business outside the Lakeland gas station where his mom works. He was there to pick her up after her shift, but she was taking a little longer than usual. Nate was sitting alone in the car when he peered out the window and saw a man randomly threatening him with a knife.

The creepy degenerate lurking around the lot, later identified as 32-year-old Luther Dunn, was in search of someone to steal cash from. He thought the teen was the perfect victim to target, but he couldn’t have been more wrong. He quickly learned the error of a series of bad decisions, and the lesson was taught by a kid almost half his age.

Nate ran into the station to give the guy an option to leave without issue, while also making sure his mom wasn’t next on his hit list. When Dunn didn’t get the hint, Nate took matters into his own hands to let him know he just messed with the wrong mama’s boy. The criminal didn’t leave, so Nate went back out to his car to escape. Sure enough, the suspect went for round two, but this time he wasn’t given the “get out of jail free” card.

Dunn waited for Nate outside and came at him again with his knife. The teen went straight for the trunk of his ride and grabbed a tire iron to inflict the justice Dunn deserved. When the guy still wouldn’t go away, Nate beat the suspect with the tool, before picking him up and body-slamming him to the ground, just in case he didn’t learn his lesson with being hit with the iron.

Kim Stewart (left), Nate Stewart (right)

“Nate picked him up, flipped him upside down and dropped him on his head,” the teen’s mother, Kim Stewart, told WTVT.  “I thought he broke his neck.”

Nate did what he had to do to protect himself and his mother from this man who showed he was willing to stop at nothing to get a few bucks. “If he wouldn’t have brought the weapon, I wouldn’t have been worried about it, because he was just talking, but once he pulled out the weapon, I mean I didn’t have no choice,” Nate explained to WFTS News.

Dunn was reportedly taken to the hospital to get medical attention for his wounds, but once that was done, he was arrested on charges of attempted armed robbery. For the mom’s part, she’s proud of her boy, and rightfully so. Having not a mean bone in his body, the mother had no idea how strong Nate is, until that night. The situation brought out the protector in this kid who was obviously raised right to stand up for those he loves, while others would probably just make excuses for the criminal’s bad behavior.

h/t: [Opposing Views]