Brave woman fights off male attacker while alone at gym | USA TODAY #Shorts

Brave woman fights off male attacker while alone at gym | USA TODAY #Shorts

A 24-year-old woman successfully fought off a male attacker while she was working out alone at her apartment’s gym. The man was arrested and charged.

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A Tampa woman who fought off an attacker at her apartment complex’s gym is speaking out about her experience in the hopes that other women will feel more empowered.

Nashali Alma, 24, said she was exercising in her complex’s gym, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Tampa, in late January when a man who looked familiar to her needed access to the gym, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.

Alma said she let the man in because she had seen him in the gym before. But as she was working out, Alma told investigators that the man approached her and grabbed her waist. Alma said she yelled at the man to get away from her but he kept chasing her around the gym, police said.

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45 Comments

  1. Moonlight7 on May 2, 2023 at 11:41 am

    That’s why we have men gym and women gym



  2. Spencer Gilbert on May 2, 2023 at 11:42 am

    Um, why did you buzz him in, if he has a card or membership he can get in, big ass red flag, and never forget that, if you had to buzz in so do they that’s why the card/ chip swipe.
    This reason right here.

    Also carry a gun/ tazer, anything that can be used to being someone to there knees for a sec.



  3. themachinist41 on May 2, 2023 at 11:45 am

    That’s why gyms shouldn’t be open if staff is not there.



  4. Sil Sil on May 2, 2023 at 11:48 am

    The black guy back in jail..



  5. هدايت شواني on May 2, 2023 at 11:49 am

    يعاقب بسحب رخصته وايقافه عن العمل طول حياته…..واية عقوبات رلدعة اخرى



  6. Joe Sargent on May 2, 2023 at 11:49 am

    God anyone comes at you like that take your fingers and drive right into eyeballs heard what they can’t see dead serious



  7. Ozzytheplugg on May 2, 2023 at 11:50 am

    Disgusting



  8. Mahfk Namsayn on May 2, 2023 at 11:54 am

    What gym she at in the middle of the night with no one working there



  9. Christopher E. Mullins on May 2, 2023 at 11:55 am

    This is why my girl wouldn’t go alone, mf would be seeing Jesus or the roof of an ambulance



  10. Perfectly Imperfect on May 2, 2023 at 11:56 am

    He came to work out with flip flops on???!!! Soooo Glad she fought him off & was able to get Away!!!!!
    Women…… Be Veryyyy Aware of Your Surroundings, Including they Way Someone is Dressed!!!!! There are couples coming to ppl’s doors asking for a jump for their car, even saying they have their own jumper cables….. Just to push past the person when they open their door to do a home invasion!!!!! Be Veryyyy Careful!!!!!!
    I Hope She’s Alright!!!! ND hope they caught this guy!!!!!! 💯💯💯💯💯



  11. junkybabes on May 2, 2023 at 11:59 am

    Some customs from the east think women are fair game.



  12. adam christner on May 2, 2023 at 11:59 am

    So what happened



  13. shawn nea on May 2, 2023 at 12:00 pm

    This is bad she had no help not good



  14. Yasmine Brackett on May 2, 2023 at 12:01 pm

    I’m praying for her



  15. Ravi k on May 2, 2023 at 12:02 pm

    Yesab dekh kar Ravan v sharminda hogaya hoga😢



  16. Dan Forth on May 2, 2023 at 12:04 pm

    If you are a member at Anytime Fitness, you will get fined by the gym if you open the door for anyone.

    1st Offense is a $50 fine.



  17. Hason Markel on May 2, 2023 at 12:05 pm

    She’s obviously pretty buff you don’t need a second or third look and that guy seems average AF, yet he overpowered her easily.
    Y’all still want to say that everything’s level and equal????



  18. GMAN DET on May 2, 2023 at 12:06 pm

    This is Staged. How do these stationary cameras always seem to followed the action? I mean still be safe ladies.



  19. R Bu on May 2, 2023 at 12:06 pm

    Не хрена не поняла



  20. Timothy on May 2, 2023 at 12:08 pm

    😮nome



  21. Jesus Cancino on May 2, 2023 at 12:09 pm

    Es culpa de ella …por dejar ingresar al hombre..sabe que está sola .



  22. Spartan 75 on May 2, 2023 at 12:10 pm

    Fake!!!!



  23. Brys2goated - on May 2, 2023 at 12:14 pm

    Wtf



  24. BlackGodAJ on May 2, 2023 at 12:15 pm

    I would never let him and it’s way too late and he looks off



  25. TH3Buzz on May 2, 2023 at 12:15 pm

    If that was a powerlifting/bodybuilding gym, not commercial, that dude woulda been asleep when the cops arrived🤘



  26. MORE N MORE FOOD FLAVOUR COLOUR CELEBRATION !!! on May 2, 2023 at 12:16 pm

    That’s dangerous



  27. Liam Johnston on May 2, 2023 at 12:17 pm

    he was just in a goofy mood



  28. adam christner on May 2, 2023 at 12:18 pm

    Not with that scruffy beard and hair. U can clearly see he’s a crackhead of some sort



  29. Kristen Hernandez on May 2, 2023 at 12:20 pm

    Thank you so much for fighting back and not giving up you are so strong and incredible



  30. RidinwithBiden on May 2, 2023 at 12:22 pm

    That’s gotta be the sickest defense I’ve ever seen



  31. Marie B on May 2, 2023 at 12:26 pm

    wish she did not let him in, glad she escaped



  32. Bob White on May 2, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    How many guys wear their slides to workout!? And you didn’t think there was anything wrong!? Lmfao 🤣



  33. De Mos on May 2, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    Pick up a damn dumb bell and smash this idiot. Those little five-to-ten pound joints will hurt at full swing.



  34. Shadow on May 2, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    Men are disgusting! There I said it! If you defend him then you’re a predator!



  35. Hali D on May 2, 2023 at 12:29 pm

    The usual suspects.😮



  36. raisin bran on May 2, 2023 at 12:30 pm

    also she gave up her phone to make him stop..Notice that? if that’s what to do, ok, but damn.



  37. joe kirkwood on May 2, 2023 at 12:30 pm

    attemped kiddnapping and rape, this dude needs jail time!



  38. Jess George on May 2, 2023 at 12:32 pm

    I would’ve kicked his ass, honestly just creepy



  39. KororoTeeV on May 2, 2023 at 12:32 pm

    another bl@ckkk, yikessss



  40. MAN!C on May 2, 2023 at 12:33 pm

    We need to teach our queens how to fight



  41. wyhmace on May 2, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Like bro… niggas like this be making us look so bad bro 🤦🏾‍♂️ like son starving for sum yea that he can’t get it the right way.



  42. Walter Edwards on May 2, 2023 at 12:35 pm

    Is that reggie watts



  43. Moela Angela on May 2, 2023 at 12:37 pm

    So people work out in sandals 😮



  44. CrispyAnt on May 2, 2023 at 12:40 pm

    Women lol



  45. Intrapsych on May 2, 2023 at 12:40 pm

    She is a dumb lady. And the guy needs to be locked up