Convicted killer escapes healing
lodge
CBC news
A 26-year-old man who is roughly
halfway through a 13-year sentence for a double-manslaughter conviction is on
the loose in Saskatchewan, prison officials say.
Terrance Bear was an inmate at the
Willow Cree Healing Lodge, north of Saskatoon.
Officials said they suspected he was
missing around 11:30 p.m. CST Thursday night and quickly organized a head
count.
They were short by one, and about
half an hour later they phoned the RCMP detachment in Rosthern, Sask., to
report an escaped inmate.
The Willow Cree facility is a
minimum security healing lodge at Duck Lake, about 80 kilometres north of
Saskatoon. It has a current population of 40, less one.
Officials said Bear began his
sentence in 2005. In addition to the two manslaughter convictions, he was also
convicted of possession of drugs for trafficking.
"The Correctional Service of
Canada will review the circumstances surrounding the escape and work with the
police to locate the offender as soon as possible," officials said in a
news release.
They refused to provide a photograph
of the inmate because of privacy concerns. Nor would they identify his home
community. However, they did say he was sentenced in Prince Albert.
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