Police charge man for fleeing custody

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Police have charged a man for fleeing a Dartmouth facility where he was under court order to remain.

At approximately 9 a.m. on May 26, police received information that Joshua James Turner, 35, had left the Jamieson Community Correctional Center located on Morris Drive in Dartmouth.  He has been deemed a high-risk to reoffend relating to sexual and violent offences. 

A media release was issued asking for the public’s assistance locating him and information from a citizen led officers to arrest Turner at approximately 2:40 p.m. in Dartmouth without incident. 

Turner is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face a charge of breaching a long-term supervision order.

 

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