Inmate escapes custody on medical escort to Regina General Hospital

Heritage residents on lookout for escaped inmate Residents in the Heritage neighbourhood are on the lookout for an escaped inmate. Cally Stephanow reports.

An inmate from the Regina Correctional Centre is at large after escaping custody while on medical escort to the Regina General Hospital.

The province says Rodger Kenneth King, 46, is on remand for serious charges, including firearms offences, possession of controlled substances and breaches of probation. Regina police have been notified of his escape.

King is described as 5’10” tall and weighing 175 pounds. He has a tattoo of a tribal fish and “Kings” on his left arm, tribal art on his right shoulder and a rose on his right forearm.

Anyone with information should contact police.