A local Good Samaritan was duped yesterday.
District 1 RCMP responding to an attempted robbery in Pennfield, just before 2pm.
A man claimed he picked up a hitch hiker, who pulled a weapon and tried to rob him.
After a struggle, the driver says he was able to pull over and get the hiker out of his vehicle.
A 20-year-old St. Stephen man was later arrested and held in custody for a court appearance this afternoon.
No one was seriously injured.