From ABC15 of August 14, 2009
Robbery fails when cab driver grabs gun, bites suspect
A cab driver fought back against a man, who tried to rob him at gunpoint on Friday morning, by biting his ear and taking his gun.
Detective David Ramer with the Chandler Police Department said a cab driver pulled into an apartment complex near Dobson and Ocotillo roads around 1 a.m. to drop off his passenger.
As the cab came to a stop, the passenger allegedly pulled a gun on the driver and demanded cash.
Ramer said the cab driver grabbed the suspect's gun and pulled it down between the front seats, forcing the suspect to lean over the seats closer to the cab driver.
With his hands holding the gun down between the seats, the cab driver reportedly bit the suspect's ear.
"I almost bit his ear off," said the cab driver, Mwengi Gachii. "I'm okay because I am always suspicious of people like that.”
The suspect then fired one shot, striking the driver seat of the vehicle and then responded in turn by biting Gachii, according to the police report.
At one point, Gachii says the suspect bit him in the chest. "He was really drunk," Gachii said.
After a struggle, the suspect fled from the cab. Gachii ran after the suspect while carrying his gun.
After a brief chase, Gachii stopped and called police.
Police were able to catch the alleged robber in the complex.
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Matthew Mailhot of Chandler, was taken to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries.
Mailhot was booked into the Maricopa County Jail for armed robbery.
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