A fugitive who broke free from Milner Ridge Correctional Centre on Wednesday evening has been apprehended, according to law enforcement authorities.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were informed of Justin Paul’s escape from the provincial penitentiary located in the rural area of Lac du Bonnet, northeast of Winnipeg, at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, as stated in a press release issued by the police on Thursday morning.
Paul was taken into custody close to the intersection of Highway 11 and Minnewawa Street W. in Lac du Bonnet at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday, as confirmed by law enforcement in a subsequent update.