OPP arrest violent offender known in Tillsonburg

The OPP’s repeat offender parole enforcement squad has located a violent criminal who had ties to the Hamilton area.

On Friday, police issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Sean Robertson, 37, after he breached the conditions of his statutory release.

By Sunday, Robertson was found in Tillsonburg and arrested by provincial officers.

Robertson is serving a five-year sentence for:

• Armed Robbery (Knife)
• Robbery with Violence
• Robbery x2
• Possession of a Weapon
• Flight from Police
• Dangerous Operations of a vehicle x2
• Theft of a Motor Vehicle
• Theft Under $5000.00 x2
• Fail to Comply with a Court Order

By law, federal offenders are automatically released under strict supervision, otherwise known as a statutory release, when they serve two-thirds of their sentence.

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