Pastor who trains as MMA fighter holds off ax-wielding attacker at his church

Antioch police shared these pictures of the suspect and the ax in his alleged possession when he was arrested early on Thursday - (Antioch Police Department)

An ax-wielding burglar got more than they bargained for when they broke into a church on Thanksgiving – and came face to face with a pastor who was trained in martial arts, police say

Pastor Nick Neves responded to an alarm that had gone off at First Family Church in Antioch, California, in the early hours of Thanksgiving morning, the Antioch Police Department said in a Facebook post.