Federal offender known to frequent Hamilton nabbed after 3 months at large

A federal offender who was known to frequent Hamilton has been arrested after being at large for nearly three months.

Provincial constables managed to track down and arrest 28-year-old Moises Medeiros in the town of Welland on Tuesday.

Medeiros was originally serving a 2-year sentence for possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition.

Authorities first put out a notice that Medeiros was at large in January, when he breached a condition of his statutory release and could not be found.

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