An inmate who escaped from Dorchester Penitentiary in Dorchester, NB, on Saturday night has a history of violent crimes and escaping from custody.
In a press release sent out on Sunday, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) stated that inmate Jermaine Browne was not accounted for in the penitentiary’s minimum security unit around 8:35 p.m.
Browne was recaptured in the community without incident around 10 p.m., New Brunswick RCMP confirmed to CTV News on Monday.
Previous criminal record
On Tuesday, CSC confirmed that Browne is also known as Jermaine Carvery.
Carvery was sentenced for the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 2013 for attempted murder, robbery and forcible confinement for four robberies totaling nearly $500,000 in cash and property.
Carvery was involved in robberies at Costco in Halifax in 2004, TRA Cash and Carry in Truro, Chrissy’s Trading Post in Hammonds Plains and Direct Cash in Dartmouth in 2006.
All of the robberies in Nova Scotia involved Carvery, who acted with one or more accomplices, holding employees hostage with weapons.
In the Costco robbery, the perpetrators tied up and, in some cases, blindfolded about 40 employees over a two-and-a-half-hour period.
At the time, the Crown prosecution compared the robbery scene to a Hollywood movie.
Carvery escaped from custody in Halifax in April 2008 and was arrested two months later at a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ont.
He had escaped after breaking free from double-locked leg shackles and fleeing two correctional officers in Halifax as he arrived at hospital for outpatient surgery.
Most recent escape attempt
CSC spokesperson Sophia Doiron said when the inmate was not located Saturday, the RCMP was contacted immediately.
Police say they were able to locate and arrest Carvery in the community without incident Saturday night.
When an offender is recaptured, Doiron says a new risk assessment is carried out to ensure they continue to be placed in an institution with an appropriate level of security.
“This inmate’s warrant expiration date is July 25, 2050. However, this may be subject to change as escape could result in new criminal charges,” Doiron said in an email to CTV News.
Carvery’s sentence began on November 26, 2008 and he had been in CSC custody since then.
Doiron said CSC evaluates all inmates periodically to ensure they are placed in the appropriate security level.
When considering transferring inmates to lower security level facilities, CSC says it takes into account progress made to address needs identified in the inmate’s correctional plan.
That plan outlines what inmates should do to address the factors that led to their criminal behavior.
“Only those offenders who are deemed to be a low risk to public safety may be placed in a minimum security institution,” Doiron said.
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