Police in Michigan arrested a naked woman who was armed with a machete on a freeway in Detroit.

Detroit Police Chief James White said that the incident happened on Feb. 25 on the Grand River & I-96 Freeway when the woman pulled over on the side of the road, got undressed, and pulled out a machete.

White said that the woman was pointing the machete at cars that were passing by, adding that the woman was naked from her waist-down.

Officials had to shut down the freeway in order to handle the situation, White said. 

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Detroit Police Chief James White said that the incident happened on Feb. 25 on the Grand River & I-96 Freeway when the woman pulled over on the side of the road, got undressed, and pulled out a machete. (Detroit Police Department)

Video released by Detroit police show the woman dropping the machete before being arrested. The woman was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

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Police in Michigan arrested a naked woman who was armed with a machete on a freeway in Detroit. (Detroit Police Department)

"With this incident, it ended peacefully. The way that we want them all to," White said.