Wanted man located, arrested - cops
Police had sought Scott Alexander Morrison, 43, formerly of Geary, on Canada-wide warrant
A former Geary man whom authorities announced a month ago as being wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been found and arrested, says the Fredericton Police Force.
The force issued an alert March 5 through social media about Scott Alexander Morrison, 43, reporting that he was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large.
Such warrants are typically issued for parolees believed to be in violation of the conditions of their early release from prison.
The alert noted that it was believed Morrison was in the capital region.
In an update Sunday night, the city police force reported Morrison had been found.
“He was arrested Saturday evening (April 5) on the city's north side and is now in custody,” it said, thanking the public for its assistance in the effort to find him.
Morrison is subject to a federal prison sentence stemming from convictions for drug-trafficking crimes from the summer of 2021.
He’s also suing the provincial government for his treatment while remanded on those charges. That lawsuit alleges correctional officers at the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre assaulted him in September 2022.
There’s already been a legal finding that the assault occurred as Morrison alleged. The provincial court judge presiding over his case reviewed video of the incident and found as a fact that the guards had assaulted Morrison.
That ruling led to a sentence reduction of a few months.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
The guards in st . John, should go to school and learn how to treat people. Or be thought a lesson