Police are looking for an inmate who escaped from a central Edmonton halfway house Sunday.

Police are working to track down Michael Bearboy, 42, who was reported missing after the 9:30 p.m. count at the Stan Daniels Healing Centre in the downtown area Sunday, February 19.

Bearboy is described as:

  • 173 cm (5'8") tall
  • 106 kg (234 lbs.)
  • Brown eyes
  • Black hair
  • Has a tattoo of a cat on his upper left arm
  • Scars and burns on his left forearm

Authorities said Bearboy is serving a seven year, four month sentence for manslaughter and escaping custody.

Officials from the Correctional Service of Canada and the halfway house are investigating the incident.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Edmonton Police Service non-emergency line at 780-423-4567.