Winter Garden police responding to a report of a theft at a Victoria Secret store Tuesday were confronted with an intimidating suspect: A 5-foot-6, 300-pound man who was in no mood to be arrested, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

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The first officer on the scene, Jose Rivera, suffered a broken knee cap and a bite wound on his right thumb, police said. Rivera called for backup, and two other officers helped subdue Algernon Jemau Baker, 23, of Orlando, in the parking lot.

A suspected accomplice, Chris Everette Lema, 28, was arrested near the store's front door, the Sentinel reports. The pair are suspected of shoplifting from other stores in the Winter Garden Village mall.

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The pair had more than $750 worth of Victoria’s Secret merchandise in their car that they didn't pay for, police said. Baker remained in the Orange County Jail in lieu of $10,400 bail while Lema was released.

Officer Rivera was "recovering well and in good spirits," according to a police spokesman.

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