Man charged with forcible confinement after pursuit
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A man is facing charges after Mounties were told a woman was being held against her will in a car north of Winnipeg.
RCMP were told shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday that the Chrysler 300 had last been seen going north on Henderson Highway in the Rural Municipality of East St Paul.
Police spotted the car behind a business on Henderson in Lockport about an hour later. The driver sped off, and a tire-deflation device failed to stop the car, Manitoba RCMP said in a news release Friday.
Police pursued the car east on Highway 44 to Garson before abandoning the pursuit. More than 25 officers were involved in the search.
The car was found on a farm property along Highway 12 in the RM of Springfield at about 5:45 p.m., and police arrested the 49-year-old driver, who was still inside the car.
Officers found the 38-year-old victim, who suffered minor injuries, a short distance away, the release said.
The man is charged with forcible confinement, assault, uttering threats, failing to stop while being pursued by police, dangerous driving and driving while prohibited.
Police said the incident was a case of intimate partner violence.