British Columbia

Police locate high-risk offender who vanished during transfer

Police have arrested a high-risk sex offender who went missing while he was being transferred from a Vancouver halfway house to another residence in Regina.

Police spotted Antoine Naskathey at a SkyTrain station in Burnaby

Vancouver police have located and arrested Antoine Naskathey, who has multiple convictions for break and enter, theft, property-related crimes and sexual assault. (Vancouver Police Department)

A high-risk sex offender who disappeared while he was being transferred from a Vancouver halfway house to another residence in Regina, has been found and arrested.

Vancouver police say Antoine Naskathey, 36, was spotted on a SkyTrain in Burnaby and arrested shortly afterwards.

Naskathey has a history of breaking into homes and sexually assaulting women, police said, adding he is a two-time federal offender serving a six-year, long-term supervision order for sexual assault. 

He had been staying at a halfway house, but went missing Feb. 8 when he was scheduled to board a flight to Regina, where he was being transferred.

On Friday, a Canada-wide warrant was issued for his arrest.