WINNIPEG -- WINNIPEG -- There was a brief manhunt Saturday night after an inmate escaped from the Headingley Correctional Centre.
Manitoba RCMP said officers responded to the jail after a report of a prison escape in progress at 10:25 p.m.
“One (39-year-old) male didn’t get too far, was caught very quickly by correction staff,” said Sgt. Sean Grunewald with the Headingley/Stonewall RCMP. “The second male was able to scale the fences and got across the river.”
RCMP units from Headingley, Stonewall, and Portage la Prairie were called in to help along with Police Dog Services and Traffic Services. The Winnipeg Police Service was also called in, including the K9 unit and Air1.
Randall Trenholm lives nearby, and said he woke up to the sound of a heavy police presence.
“Probably around midnight give or take I noticed Air1 flying above, spotlight shinning in the trees,” said Trenholm. “There were about 15 RCMP cars parked on Seeking Street.”
RCMP said road blocks were set up and the inmate was found by the RCMP Police Dog Services, with the help of Air1. The prisoner was found hiding in a truck Seeking Street in the town of Old Headingley.
The 23-year-old inmate was arrested and taken to hospital with minor injuries. No officers were injured.
RCMP continues to investigate.
