Vancouver police have arrested a high-risk sex offender who became the subject of a Canada-wide arrest warrant after he went missing from his halfway house last week, just one day after he was granted statutory release.
Officers located Hayden McCorriston in downtown Vancouver on April 21, several days after he failed to return to his halfway house. He was last seen leaving the building on April 17 at approximately 10:25 a.m., police said in a press release.
The 30-year-old was arrested by officers after they received a tip from the public and he was subsequently returned to prison, where he remains.
Police said they believe McCorriston violated the conditions of his release and took “deliberate steps” to avoid being located….