Alpha, MN (KICD) — The Jackson County Sheriff’s department received a call Thursday from an individual who says he was robbed by a motorist he stopped to help.

The alleged incident occurred on the Eastbound Lane of Interstate 90 near the Alpha exit.

The man says he was flagged down by occupants of a Mercedes with flashing lights along the roadway.

He pulled over where he says he was robbed of 700 dollars before the suspects fled East into Martin County. The sheriff’s department has turned the case over to the Minnesota State Patrol.