Edmonton police again looking for ‘violent’ offender

The Edmonton Police Service has once again issued a plea to the public to locate a man they say has a significant risk to “offend violently.”

Police are looking for Wilfred Morris Souvie, 30, who is wanted for breach of probation and mischief under $5,000.

Souvie is described as 6 foot 1 inch, weighing 165 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.

In February, police issued a news release looking for help to find Souvie calling him a “dangerous offender” at the time. On March 13, another release was issued saying police had located Souvie and he had been arrested on March 6. As of March 13, Souvie remained in custody and was charged with mischief under $5,000 and three counts of probation.

Souvie is known to police for previous violent crimes.

A search on The Canadian Legal Information Institute website says Souvie pleaded guilty in 2009 to two charges related to the abduction and attack of an Edmonton man in 2006.

According to court documents, Souvie and an accomplice kidnapped a man, identified only as J.D., and forced him into a truck. The documents said they took him to a home where they tied him up and punched him 20 times and sliced his cheek open with a 10-inch serrated knife while trying to get information on the whereabouts of another man.

When Souvie and the accomplice left to allegedly get drugs, J.D. was able to escape the home and flag down a passing driver. He was taken to the University of Alberta Hospital where he received treatment, including several stitches to his face and staples in his leg.

Souvie has also been listed on Edmonton’s Most Wanted list at least twice – in 2015 and 2016.

Anyone who may spot Souvie is encouraged to not approach him and instead call Edmonton police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.