UPDATE: Alleged downtown Grand Rapids purse-snatcher, held by bystanders, to face two charges

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Three men worked together Tuesday afternoon to hold a female purse-snatching suspect on the ground as they waited for police to arrive, a video of the incident shows.

The lengthy struggle includes the suspect appearing to bite one of her captors, and he then appears to hit her, the video shows.

Caution: Viewers are advised the video contains physical violence and crude language.

The suspect, a female on a bike, knocked over a 75-year-old woman in her attempt to take the purse and flee, witnesses said. Police on Tuesday had not yet released information on the incident.

The struggle drew a crowd to Ottawa Avenue NW and Monroe Center about 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The 75-year-old victim was eating lunch with her daughter on tables outside Parsley Mediterranean Grille when her purse was snatched, witnesses said.

The suspect appears at one point to admit to taking the purse.

“Dude, she’s rich. She’s eating at a restaurant,” says the female suspect. “I didn’t break her nose. I snatched her purse. It was sitting on the table. I swear to God I wouldn’t hit her.”

The suspect was initially stopped by a Jimmy John's bicycle delivery worker, and the men in the video helped tackle the suspect, witnesses said.

The video, which is unedited and runs about 3 minutes, 40 seconds, was captured by a Grand Rapids Press reporter who came upon the scene.

The suspect allegedly bites the wrist of a downtown lawyer named Jonathan Damon, who in turn appears to land three punches on her head.

In the video, the unidentified female and Damon trade angry words while the man, self-described as weighing about 250 pounds, straddles her with his hands on her head and wrist in an attempt to keep her from fleeing. Identities of the other men helping to hold the female are not known.

Evelyn Searl, 75, of Grand Rapids is aided by passers-by after falling during an alleged purse-snatching on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

The purse owner, Evelyn Searl, 75, of Grand Rapids, was attended by paramedics following the incident and appeared to leave uninjured despite falling onto her face.

Several times Damon tells the female to stop struggling because she’s going to be arrested. She repeatedly begs Damon to get off of her.

Police arrived about one minute after the video ends and the female was handcuffed and placed in a squad car.

The victim’s daughter, Samantha Searl, said the only valuables the purse contained was a camera she valued at $50.

She said she plans to press charges against the female suspect.

Garret Ellison covers business, government and breaking news for MLive/The Grand Rapids Press. Email him at gellison@mlive.com or follow on Twitter & Instagram