Hero 17-year-old beats robber bloody with a tire iron after the assailant tried to hold up his mom with a knife in gas station 

  • Luther Dunn, 32, was beaten with a tire iron when he allegedly tried to steal from a boy and his mother at a gas station on September 18
  • Nathan Stewart, 17, grabbed a tire iron from his car and beat the alleged robber who reportedly came at them with a knife 
  • 'Good luck,' said Stewart when asked what he would say to any robbers who plan on messing with him in the future 

By Alexandra Klausner For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:40 EST, 26 September 2015 | Updated: 10:21 EST, 27 September 2015

Arrested: Alleged robber Luther Dunn was beaten with a tire iron by a teenager 

Arrested: Alleged robber Luther Dunn was beaten with a tire iron by a teenager 

A man who allegedly tried to rob a 17-year-old boy and his mother was pummeled by the teen with a tire iron on September 18.

When Polk County police arrived at the Sunco gas station the Friday the incident occurred, 17-year-old Nate Stewart told them that Luther Dunn, 32, attempted to steal their money by threatening them with a knife.

'Give me some gas money,' Dunn allegedly told Stewart who was sitting in his mom Kim's car outside the gas station where his mother works, reports The Ledger of Lakeland.

Stewart and Dunn argued briefly before the teen ran inside to get his mom from the store.

When the Stewart walked back outside with his mom Dunn approached them with his shirt off and the frightened teen grabbed a tire iron from the trunk of his mom's car and hit Dunn with it.

'Nate picked him up, flipped him upside down and dropped him on his head. I thought he broke his neck, Kim Stewart told Fox.

'I am very proud of him. I didn't realize he was that strong though,' said Kim Stewart.

Dunn, who was covered with blood when police arrived, said that he tried to grab the teen and that's when the boy attacked him.

Dunn, who has seven prior felony convictions, faces charges for attempted armed robbery. He was assigned a $40,000 bond. 

Police say Dunn is considered a 'career offender.'

When asked by Fox if Stewart had anything to say to robbers who may want to mess with him in the future he just said, 'good luck.' 

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Nate Stewart
Kim Stewart

Nate Stewart says that Dunn came towards he and his mother Kim with a knife demanding that they give him gas money on September 18. Stewart grabbed his mom's tire iron from the car and beat Dunn with it 

The weapon: This is the tire iron the teen allegedly used to beat Luther Dunn  

The weapon: This is the tire iron the teen allegedly used to beat Luther Dunn  

Luther Dunn
Luther Dunn
Luther Dunn

Criminal history: Police say Luther Dunn, pictured in three recent mug shots, has seven felony convictions and is what they call a 'career offender'

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