Knife pulled on woman making citizen's arrest after hit-and-run

Brandon police say witness who tried to detain one of the teen suspects was threatened

Image | Brandon Police may 2016

Caption: Brandon police arrested three teenagers in connection to the hit and run. (Riley Laychuk/CBC)

Three teenagers were arrested in Brandon, Man. after a hit and run in the 100 block of McTavish Ave Friday.
Brandon police say a vehicle rear-ended another driver and then drove away. Police say they received another call that a similar vehicle had hit a snowbank in the 300 block of Frederick Street.
Police say a witness detained a female, who was in the vehicle with two men. At one point, one of the men pulled a knife on the witness in a bid to free the woman. The three suspects then ran off before getting caught by police.
A 14-year-old Brandon female, a 16-year-old Brandon male and a 16-year-old male from Long Plain First Nation face charges.