Correctional Service of Canada announced on Sunday night, January 24, 2021, that a 25-year-old prisoner escaped the minimum security unit at Stony Mountain Institution.
Owen Spence was not accounted for at the 7:30 pm inmate count and RCMP in Stonewall were immediately contacted.
Prior to his escape, Spence was serving just under two years and ten months for Fail to comply with conditions of undertaking/recognizance, Unauthorised possession of prohibited/restricted weapon, Contravention of storage regulations, Careless use/storage of a firearm, Utter threat to cause death/harm x2, Possess weapon for a dangerous purpose, and Utter threat to destroy property.
Spence is described as 5’11” tall weighing about 188 pounds. He has a medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair.
RCMP are searching for Spence and believe he could be possible headed to the Brandon area. Police say that he should not be approached.
The CSC will be investigating the escape and are providing assistance to RCMP in their efforts to capture the escaped inmate.
© News4.ca 2021
