Police recapture convicted murderer who escaped prison north of Montreal
Murderer had escaped from minimum security unit
Correctional Service Canada says a convicted murderer who escaped from a Quebec prison nearly three weeks ago has been recaptured.
They say Lori Bill Germa was apprehended by Montreal police at around 7:45 a.m. Friday.
Montreal police said in a news release that he robbed a financial institution on Guy Street on July 19 and again on July 22. An employee gave him $400 the first time and $500 the second, both in bundles containing marked bills.
He faces robbery charges.
The 69-year-old escaped from the Archambault Institution north of Montreal on July 5.
Staff at the prison's minimum-security unit reported him missing after noticing he was absent during an inmate count.
Germa had been serving a first-degree murder sentence for a crime committed in 1992.
Ontario Provincial Police issued a news release after the escape saying Germa might be in southwestern Ontario.