BRADFORD, VT — A Florida man was arrested at a rest area after police found him passed out in a vehicle with a machete on his lap.
State Police received a call at approximately 11:57 a.m. Jan. 6 reporting a male passed out in a parked vehicle with a machete on his lap at the northbound Bradford Rest Area on Interstate 91.
Troopers responded to the scene and made contact with the occupant of the vehicle, identified as Jose Ruano, 41, of Miami, Florida.
An investigation revealed Ruano had an extraditable warrant out of Florida for felony grand theft.
State Police confirmed with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office that they were willing to extradite Ruano back to Florida.
Ruano was arrested and transported to the Bradford Outpost where he was processed.
Bail and conditions were imposed by the Orange County Criminal Court where Ruano is scheduled to appear today at 12:30 p.m.
He was lodged at Northeast Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail.
