{"id":7365,"date":"2026-09-04T11:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/?p=7860584"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:10:30","slug":"road-rager-with-machete-arrested-on-bruhn-bridge-in-sicamous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7365\/road-rager-with-machete-arrested-on-bruhn-bridge-in-sicamous\/","title":{"rendered":"Road rager with machete arrested on Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man who threatened another driver in a road rage incident on the Trans-Canada in the Shuswap last week is facing several charges including resisting arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers from the Salmon Arm detachment were called to the road rage report at around 8:09 a.m., Aug. 28, on Highway 1 in Tappen, according to an RCMP media release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A driver of a red Honda Civic, armed with a machete, had threatened another driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260828_084910.jpg\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7860590\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The driver of a Honda Civic was caught by RCMP on the Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous, Aug. 28. SUBMITTED\/RCMP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When police spotted the suspect vehicle and tried to pull it over, the driver took off eastbound where officers from the Sicamous detachment were waiting with a roadblock at the east end of the Bruhn Bridge, RCMP said. The bridge is currently in a construction zone as part of the Trans-Canada expansion project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspect tried to turn around on the bridge but was now blocked by the officers from Salmon Arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver fought with police as he resisted arrest and it took four officers to take him down and get the cuffs on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chiwetin Hong Wapachee, 34, is facing several charges including possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, uttering threats, wilfully resisting a police officer, flight from police while operating a vehicle and dangerous operation of a conveyance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wapachee appeared in court for a bail hearing and was remanded in custody by the judge. 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