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Winnipeg Police are asking for the public’s help after two inmates escaped custody Monday evening while on an escorted leave from the Manitoba Youth Centre.
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The Major Crimes Unit and the Manitoba Integrated Violent Offender Apprehension Unit (MIVOAU) have taken over the investigation, Winnipeg Police said.
Charlie Dixon and Haiden Guimond, both 19, were serving youth sentences at the Manitoba Youth Centre and were participating in a community program in the North End when they fled from Corrections Officers. Winnipeg Police were contacted and General Patrol officers assisted in searching numerous locations for the escapees.
Dixon is described as approximately five-foot-eight with a medium build and medium-length black hair. Dixon was last seen wearing ripped jeans, a blue T-shirt, a beige zippered jacket, and blue and white Air Jordan runners and wears glasses.
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The second inmate, Guimond, is also approximately five-foot-eight but with a large build and short brown hair. He was last seen wearing jeans, blue Air Jordan runners, and a black sweater.
Both are wanted as unlawfully-at-large.
Since they were sentenced as youth, police obtained a court order authorizing the release of the identities of the now-adult suspects in connection with the investigation. Both should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached if encountered.
Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts is asked to call investigators at 204-986-6219, Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477), or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
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