Vancouver Police Arrest Wanted High-Risk Sex Offender in Coquitlam

Darpan News Desk , 06 Jun, 2016 11:02 AM

Vancouver – The high-risk sex offender police were searching for is back in custody.

Thirty-six-year-old James Patrick Benson was granted statutory release on June 2nd and immediately fled from his Vancouver halfway house.

A Canada-wide warrant was issued and with the help of the RCMP, Benson was arrested in Coquitlam without incident.

VPD says 36-year-old was picked up in Coquiltam, without incident.

The two-time federal offender has a history of violent offences, including attempted murder and sexual assault with a weapon.

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