(Photo: provided by RCMP)
January 23, 2025, 10:10a.m.
Saskatchewan RCMP’s Prince Albert Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) has located and arrested 29-year-old Glen Halkett, who escaped from Prince Albert Penitentiary on December 31, 2024.
Mounties stated that on January 21, WEST officers were actively searching for Halkett in the Rosthern area. Halkett was observed as a passenger in a vehicle with three other individuals in a parking lot of a business on 6th Street East. The suspect vehicle attempted to flee, but officers prevented it from leaving the parking lot.
Halkett and the adult male driver of the vehicle were arrested. Investigation resulted in another adult male and adult female passenger being arrested from the vehicle.
During the arrest, officers located and seized 197 grams of cocaine, 95 grams of methamphetamine, six grams of cannabis and $1,620 in cash.
As a result of investigation, 29-year-old Glen Halkett faces multiple charges including possession for the purpose of trafficking, escaping lawful custody, and being unlawfully at large.
Anthony Daniels, a 27-year-old male from Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Mervin Vermette, a 50-year-old male from Shellbrook, and Gina Roy, a 29-year-old female from Beauval all face several trafficking related charges.
Glen Halkett, Anthony Daniels, Mervin Vermette and Gina Roy made their first appearance in Saskatoon Provincial Court on January 22.
January 2, 2025, 12:49p.m.
Prince Albert RCMP was actively working to locate 29-year-old Glen Halkett, who escaped from the Prince Albert Penitentiary on December 31, 2024. The Correctional Service of Canada media release on this incident is available here.
On January 1 at approximately 11 a.m., officers were making proactive patrols in the community of Little Red River and observed Halkett in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, which was about to leave a residence.
They activated their emergency lights and approached the vehicle. It accelerated and sped past the police vehicle, striking the side of it. It then fled. The officers were not injured. The police vehicle was damaged.
Officers continue to search for Halkett.
The suspect vehicle was later located, but Halkett was no longer with it.
As a result of continued investigation, Halkett is charged with: one count, flight from peace officer; one count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle; and one count, drive while prohibited.
He was previously charged with one count of escaping lawful custody and one count of being unlawfully at large, in relation to the escape from the penitentiary.
Saskatchewan RCMP is actively working to locate him and arrest him on these warrants.
Halkett is described as 5’8” and weighing 168 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, and has a tattoo on his neck and under his left eye.
Officers observed him wearing a grey or light brown toque, a hoodie and a beige jacket.
A photo is attached but officers report his hair is longer than is depicted in it.
If you see Halkett, do not approach him.
Report sightings and information to police immediately.
Call your local RCMP detachment by dialing 310-RCMP.
Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.