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RCMP seeking man who escaped federal prison in Saskatchewan

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Jan, 2025 05:38 PM

The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate has escaped the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.

It says during the 9:30 p.m. count on New Year's Eve, staff members discovered Glen Fredrick Richard Halkett was missing.

The service contacted the RCMP's Prince Albert detachment, and a warrant for the 29-year-old's arrest has been issued.

Halkett is described as five feet eight inches tall, 168 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, a fair complexion and tattoos on his neck and under his left eye.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact police.

He was serving a sentence of two years and nine months for various offences including break and enter and vehicle theft.

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