Funeral procession stops to thwart robbery

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Friday, April 10, 2015
VIDEO: Funeral procession stops to thwart robbery
A funeral procession in Texas stopped when a mourner saw a man attacking an elderly woman.

A funeral procession in Texas stopped when a mourner saw a man attacking an elderly woman.

The mourners say they were driving slowly when they saw the attack at a bus stop.

They got out of their cars and tackled the suspect to the ground.

Cell phone video shows them holding the suspect as he held onto the elderly woman's purse.

Police eventually came and arrested the man.

He's charged with aggravated robbery.