Man arrested in Dauphin road rage incidents

A 30-year-old man accused of two apparent road rage incidents in Dauphin on Tuesday has been arrested.

RCMP responded to the incidents at about 6:20 p.m.

The first occurred near 9th Avenue and 2nd Street South. A 31-year-old driver was waiting at the four-way stop at the intersection when an SUV pulled up to him, then pulled out a knife and made gestures that he was going to open his door. The victim drove off.

A short time later, RCMP say, the same SUV was involved in another incident on the 1400 block of Main Street South in Dauphin. Officers were told a man got out of the SUV and “acted erratically” toward the occupants of another vehicle. The suspect then got back in the SUV and drove toward a nearby hotel.

At about 7 p.m., Mounties found the SUV in the hotel parking lot and their suspect inside the hotel, where they arrested him.

A 30-year-old man of Valley River First Nation is charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.