ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 4  -- A pair of would-be mugging victims at a hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, fought back and knocked their attacker unconscious, police say.

Investigators said Terry Butler confronted Kyle Dickerson-Lockwood and Benjamin Galdo early Monday as they were unlocking their room on the sixth floor of the Sheraton Hotel, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

Butler ordered the two men to go inside the room and pointed a pistol at Galdo's head, the victims told police. They said Galdo slapped the gun away and told the attacker that they did not have any money.

Galdo said he told Butler he could get money for him after the gunman recovered and pointed the gun at Dickerson-Lockwood's head, but the attacker became angry and hit Dickerson-Lockwood three times in the face.

Dickerson-Lockwood then punched the attacker, sending the gun flying, and the two would-be victims struggled with Butler until he was rendered unconscious by a punch from Galdo.

Butler was arrested and charged with robbery and assault. He was jailed in lieu of $15,600 bail. (UPI)