The Manitoba RCMP Say Steven Woodend, 46, of the Rural Municipality of Dufferin Is Charged With Four Offences, Including Drug Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, After an Officer Arrested Him in the River and More Than 20 Grams of Suspected Methamphetamine Was Found in His Backpack at the Detachment (October 30, 2026)
The Manitoba RCMP say Steven Woodend, 46, of the Rural Municipality of Dufferin is charged with drug possession for the purpose of trafficking, drug possession, disguised with intent to commit offence and resisting or obstructing a peace officer after an encounter in Carman at about 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Police say officers on patrol saw a man wearing a mask or balaclava riding a bicycle in an alley near Highway 3, that he kept riding for two blocks when officers attempted a traffic stop, and that he then left the bicycle and went down an embankment on foot into the Boyne River basin, where an officer pursued him on foot and arrested him in the river. The force says that at the detachment officers searched his backpack and found more than 20 grams of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. He has been remanded into custody.
Legal status: Charged, and remanded into custody. The allegations have not been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent.
Arrest First, Search at the Detachment
The arrest came first and the backpack search came after. The Manitoba RCMP say officers took the man back to the detachment and searched the backpack he was wearing, and that search is what the force says produced more than 20 grams of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The substance is described by police as suspected methamphetamine.
A Separate Outstanding Warrant
The RCMP say the man was identified as having a warrant of arrest for prior charges, including four counts of failing to comply with undertaking conditions. Those counts relate to that earlier warrant; the four charges listed from this encounter are separate.
Charges Listed by the Manitoba RCMP
- Drug possession for the purpose of trafficking
- Drug possession
- Disguised with intent to commit offence
- Resisting/obstructing a peace officer
- Separate from the above: a warrant of arrest for prior charges, including four counts of failing to comply with undertaking conditions
- Status: remanded into custody
Timeline
- OCTOBER 28, 2026 — ABOUT 9:50 A.M.Officers on patrol in Carman see a man wearing a mask or balaclava riding a bicycle in an alley near Highway 3, the force says, and he keeps riding for two blocks when officers attempt a traffic stop.
- OCTOBER 28, 2026The man leaves the bicycle and goes down an embankment on foot into the Boyne River basin, where an officer pursues him on foot and arrests him in the river, according to the release.
- OCTOBER 28, 2026At the detachment, officers search his backpack and find more than 20 grams of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, the force says.
- OCTOBER 30, 2026The Manitoba RCMP publishes the release, naming Steven Woodend, 46, and listing four charges.
Published the release
Made the arrest, according to the release headline
Related Files
Sources
- Manitoba RCMP, “Carman RCMP arrest male, find methamphetamine in backpack,” October 30, 2026 — for the charges and the arrest — rcmp.ca
None of the charges has been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent. The allegations are those of the Manitoba RCMP, as published in its release of October 30, 2026. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
