St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP are reporting that an impaired Steinbach man was recently arrested and charged after being intercepted by police at a location on Highway 59, in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot.
On November 17, 2025, at 7:45am, St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP received a call stating that a visibly upset female had been picked up near Richardson Road by a passing motorist who was concerned for her safety.
Police say that the female advised the motorist that she had been a passenger in a nearby parked vehicle and that there was a male in that vehicle who was intoxicated and had a machete. The motorist subsequently obtained the licence plate number, as well as a description of the parked vehicle, and provided it police.
Officers immediately responded to the scene and located the suspect vehicle parked on the shoulder of the southbound lane of Highway 59 near Provincial Road 210 in the RM of Ritchot.
As officers approached the vehicle, they saw the male suspect inside looking down at his cellular phone. When he noticed officers at his vehicle, he immediately put the vehicle in drive and attempted to flee but struck a police vehicle that was positioned in front of him. With his vehicle stopped, officers were then able to take the driver into custody without further incident.
RCMP report that the driver, a 31-year-old male from Steinbach, was arrested and charged with impaired driving over 80 mg%, flight from police, mischief and resisting arrest. He was subsequently released with a pending court date. Members noted that the man’s driver’s license was also suspended and his vehicle impounded.
Police say that the female, a 27-year-old from Winnipeg, was uninjured as a result of this incident.
