Escaped Manitoba prisoner captured, search continues for second prisoner
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Manitoba RCMP has arrested one of the two escaped prisoners from The Pas Correctional Facility.
Manitoba RCMP has arrested one of the two escaped prisoners from The Pas Correctional Facility.
Mounties announced Tuesday that Xander Tardiff, 19, was arrested without incident and is now in custody.
Tardiff, along with 21-year-old Kelly Castel, escaped from the facility on foot Monday evening. A third inmate who escaped with the pair was located and arrested.
RCMP continue to search for Castel.
He is described as five-foot-nine and weighs 135 pounds. RCMP say he is considered a risk to the public and should not be approached.
The Manitoba RCMP issued an Alert Ready message to residents in The Pas, Flin Flon and the surrounding areas. The Saskatchewan RCMP issued a Sask Alert message for those in Creighton and nearby areas.
On Tuesday, the Kelsey School Division in The Pas posted on its website saying schools are not closed, but there is a "state of heightened precaution."
