More than a week after he disappeared, RCMP said a dangerous offender had been brought back into police custody.
Killam RCMP said on Sunday, at about 6 p.m., officers received a report that a man matching the description of Darell Moosomin was hitchhiking on Highway 13, east of Daysland.
Officers went to the scene, and identified the man as Moosomin – he was arrested roadside without incident on his outstanding Canada-wide arrest warrant.
Late Sunday night, RCMP he remained in custody, and was awaiting a hearing.
Moosomin went missing on August 14, after he attended the Samson Pow-wow, under the escort of an Elder, but his escort lost sight of him during the event.
He was unlawfully at large from the Pê Sâkâstêw Centre, where he was serving an indeterminate sentence for six convictions, including sexual assault.
The Correctional Service of Canada is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
