Inmate escapes from Stony Mountain Institution

RCMP are looking for an inmate who escaped from Stony Mountain Institution Monday morning.

An inmate has escaped from Stony Mountain Institution’s minimum-security unit.

According to a news release from Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), staff members discovered Jason David Vanwyck’s absence on Monday morning.

CSC immediately got in touch with RCMP, with officers then issuing a warrant for Vanwyck’s arrest.

Vanwyck, 41, is described as six feet in height, 241 pounds, with green eyes and brown hair.

The inmate is currently serving a two-year, 25-day sentence for break and enter, assault and theft-related convictions.

Anyone with information on Vanwyck’s whereabouts is asked to call police.

CSC is investigating the circumstances of the escape and is working with police to locate Vanwyck.