OFF THE WIRE
JACKIE L. LARSON,
QMI Agency
EDMONTON - Chopper accessories went extreme Monday night as a motorcyclist armed with both a chainsaw and a machete led Edmonton police on a chase, cops say.
The chase followed an apparent incident of road rage, police said.
They got a call came in from the occupants of a car that found themselves being pursued by the motorcyclist around 6:55 p.m..
An Edmonton police officer finally arrested a man on what was described as a 2008 Yamaha silver motorcycle.
"With a lot of difficulty, we arrested the occupant of the motorcycle,"
Staff Sgt. Gary Godziuk said.
"He had with him a machete and a chainsaw. He followed the vehicle and the occupants of the vehicle contacted police."
Godziuk said the motorcyclist, who appeared to be a white man in his mid-20s, appeared to be suffering from "significant mental health issues."
