Winnipeg police responded to reports of an armed man inside a parked vehicle with weapons on Friday afternoon.
Officers were called to the area of Home Street and Notre Dame Avenue at around 3 p.m. when the vehicle’s owner returned to find a broken window and an unknown man asleep inside.
The owner noticed a firearm and an edged weapon in plain view and contacted police.
Officers safely extracted the man from the vehicle without incident. Police seized a machete and an imitation air pistol during the arrest.
Maurice Kelly Ryan Thomas, 31, of Winnipeg, faces multiple charges. He remains in custody.
No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.
