Chicago Fire actor Brian J. White, neighbors sprung into action to take down illegal immigrant with flamethrower near LA fires

A former “Chicago Fire” actor and his neighbors jumped into action and detained a “flamethrower”-wielding Mexican national near the Kenneth Fire threatening the area during a dramatic citizen’s arrest last week.Brian J.White — who portrayed Captain Dallas Patterson on the hit NBC show — was gearing up to flee his Woodland Hills home if the fire jumped from the neighboring West Hills neighborhood on Thursday when he heard shouting from outside.“I hear screaming, ‘Put it down, put it down,’” White told Deadline of one of his neighbors confronting 33-year-old Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva.The actor believed there was a gunman outside, as his daughter hid in a closet and he raced outside to help his fellow good Samaritans.The eagled-eye neighbor had watched the bike-riding Sierra-Leyva with a blowtorch attempt to light a fire to White’s trash can, which contained leaves and sticks.Sierra-Leyva, who was in the country illegally, had been chased off the street 20 minutes earlier after the unidentified neighbor watched him try and light an old Christmas tree on fire.The 49-year-old actor joined his two other neighbors and backed Sierra-Leyva onto the front yard of one of the nearby houses where they detained the firebug and his blowtorch.Footage captured White seemingly attempting to calm down Sierra-Leyva who was being restrained by two men during the confrontation.“It was more a hostage negotiating training,” White told the outlet.

“I’ve gone on a lot of police ride-alongs over the years, and one of the main things they talk about is staying calm and communicating.“So I was trying to clearly communicate to the gentleman that I don’t really care for an explanation.He’s standing on my property with an ignited blowtorch, so I’m just going to make sure that he waits until the police come.”Sierra-Leyva was restrained with zip ties and rope from some of the neighbors’ garages.While Sierra-Leyva was being confronted by several men, Whit...