An off duty prison guard on a beer run smacked an armed robber over the head with a six-pack, putting down a robbery at a gas station convenience store.

Another customer helped pin the guard to the ground until police arrived.

"We would never want anyone to risk their own safety, but this is a case where two citizens, acting quickly and decisively literally caught a criminal," Boise Police Lt. Ron Winegar said in a prepared statement.

Amazingly, the two heroes didn't even know each other before turning into Batman and Robin. Now, these two should definitely throw back a few cold brews.

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