(CNN) – Never mess with a cowboy. One suspected bike thief learned this the hard way. And this didn’t take place in Texas — but rather Oregon. On Friday morning, a damsel found herself in distress and a man perched on his horse came galloping to her rescue.
This would seem like a scene straight from a Western movie except the incident happened in the parking lot of an Eagle Point shopping center. Robert Borba, armed with just a rope, put his lassoing skills to use when he heard someone cry out for help.
“A lady yelled out ‘He’s stealing my bike, he’s stealing my bike’,” Borba told CNN. He jumped on his horse that was saddled up in his trailer.
When the suspected thief saw Borba was on his trail he jumped off the bike and started running, according to Eagle Point police. Borba was able to successfully rope the man by the ankles. A photo taken by a bystander showed the roped man on the ground, holding onto a tree.
Witnesses snapped photos of the suspect all tied up.
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'He's stealing my bike!' Pro cowboy rides up, lassos alleged thief. For real. https://t.co/ajjQLGoMdb pic.twitter.com/y9J0D669vD
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 10, 2016
'That's a first for me': Hero on horseback lassos bike thief outside @Walmart https://t.co/ZVEHEKBbBU @theblaze pic.twitter.com/NkCLgq1QTC
— Carly Hoilman (@carlyhoilman) June 11, 2016
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