Jheyco Borda during his service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Borda, a Marine veteran from Prince George’s County, Maryland, was captured on surveillance video wrestling an armed teenage suspect to the ground after an alleged robbery attempt outside his home. (Photo: Facebook/Fair Use)

A Marine Corps veteran turned the tables on an armed teenage suspect during a brazen daytime robbery attempt in Maryland this week, and the dramatic confrontation was all caught on surveillance video.

The incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon in Oxon Hill, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., when former Marine Jheyco Borda was working on his truck outside his home.

According to reports, four hooded teens approached Borda while he was standing near the bed of his pickup truck. Surveillance footage shows the group surrounding the veteran as one suspect allegedly pulled out a handgun and pointed it directly at Borda’s head while demanding his keys and phone.

What happened next was not what the suspects expected.

Drawing on his Marine Corps combat training, Borda seized a split-second opportunity when the armed teen became distracted. The veteran immediately grabbed the suspect and wrestled him for control of the firearm, triggering a chaotic struggle in the middle of the street.

Video shows two of the suspects fleeing as the fight erupted. Moments later, Borda’s brother rushed from the house to assist. During the struggle, a gunshot was fired, but miraculously no one was injured. The bullet struck Borda’s truck instead.

The brothers ultimately subdued the suspects and held them until police arrived.

“Once a Marine, always a Marine,” Borda told Fox 5 after the incident, crediting his military training for helping him react under pressure.

According to Borda, the brothers restrained the teenagers until officers with the Prince George’s County Police Department arrived and took them into custody. All four suspects are in jail.

You can watch the video HERE.

Police say video shows the moment a former Marine fought off a group of attempted car jackers outside Washington, D.C. Jheyco Borda Chura was standing outside his vehicle when police say four teens approached him at gunpoint. @WhitJohnson reports. https://t.co/YQ1NyAiGSj pic.twitter.com/WV9rCG2PUQ

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