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(UPDATE: May 23 at 8:44 am): Police said Walkus has now been arrested.
He was in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
(Original story: May 23 at 5:45 am): Police in Vancouver have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man they say failed to return to his halfway house.
Johnny Walkus, 37, is described as a “high-risk offender” by the Vancouver Police Department.
He was granted statutory release on Thursday but was ordered to live in a halfway house in Vancouver.
Police explained in a bulletin: “He left shortly before 1:30 pm for a meeting with his parole officer, but didn’t show up for the meeting and is now wanted Canada-wide.”
The department provided the following description of Walkus:
5 ft 8 in
Heavy build
Short black hair
Brown eyes
“Johnny Cash” tattooed on right forearm
Last seen wearing blue T-shirt, grey pants, dark shoes
Anyone that spots Walkus is urged by police to call 911 “immediately.”