RCMP arrested a motorist from Steinbach Monday morning, after his passenger claimed he was intoxicated and driving with a machete.

At 7:45 am, St. Pierre RCMP received a call that a visibly upset female had been picked up near Richardson Road in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot by a passing motorist who was concerned for her safety.

The female told the motorist that she had been a passenger in a nearby parked vehicle and that there was a man in that vehicle who was intoxicated and had a machete. The motorist was able to get the license plate number as well as a description of the parked vehicle and provided the information to police.

Officers immediately responded and located the vehicle parked on the shoulder of the southbound lane of Highway 59 near Provincial Road 210 in the RM of R

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