A joint effort between the Comox Valley RCMP and the Nanaimo RCMP have placed a 46-year-old Union Bay man in custody on numerous counts.On Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., the Comox Valley RCMP responded to a call of two men fighting roadside on Highway 19A near Russell Street in Union Bay. It was later discovered that a 72-year-old man had stopped to offer assistance to a younger man who was parked by the side of the road with his hazard lights activated, Const. Nicole Hall said Wednesday in a news release. The older man was then attacked and threatened before having his vehicle stolen by the younger man, who then fled the scene. The stolen vehicle was located abandoned roadside in the Nanaimo area.Shortly afterwards, the Nanaimo RCMP located a hitchhiking man, who proceeded to assault RCMP members before being successfully placed in custody. The man was held in custody before appearing in Nanaimo court.Kenneth Karl Slezak is scheduled to appear in provincial court in Courtenay on Aug. 18.The Comox Valley RCMP are seeking additional charges of robbery, theft of a motor vehicle and uttering threats.