Video Of US Woman Bravely Fighting Off Attacker At Gym Goes Viral

A terrifying video of an American woman fighting her attacker inside a gym in Florida has been making the rounds on the internet. Nashali Alma is a 24-year-old Instagram fitness model from America. She was attacked by one Xavier Thomas-Jones on January 22 while she was working out at a gym in the Inwood Park Apartment Complex in Tampa.

On being attacked, Alma bravely and fearlessly defended herself from the attacker. The assaulter, Xavier Thomas-Kones was arrested after he attempted to attack another woman.

US Woman Fights Off Attacker At Gym

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office posted the video and wrote, "Meet Nashali, a brave 24 year old woman who fought off a man who assaulted her at her apartment complex’s gym. Within 24 hours of reaching out to Team HCSO, the attacker was placed under arrest."

According to the video posted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on their social media handle, Alma unlocked the gym door for someone who was trying to enter the gym. She then carried on with her workout when the perpetrator, Xavier Thomas Jones, approached and attempted to capture her. he tried to pin her to the ground, but she kept fighting back. After some time, the perpetrator Jones finally gave up.

"As soon as he approached me, I pushed him and said, Bro, what are you doing? Get away from me. Stop trying to touch me." Nashali Alma added, "But he started chasing me around the bench, and we ended up at the other side of the gym."

"My advice would be to never give up. My parents always told me in life to never give up on anything, and that’s one thing that I always kept in mind when I was fighting him," said the Instagram influencer.

Nashali Alma is a regular at the gym and a social media influencer who posts several workout videos on her handle.

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