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Inmate who escaped Stony Mountain Institution back in custody

25-year-old Owen Spence is back in custody after escaping Stony Mountain Institution Sunday night.
25-year-old Owen Spence is back in custody after escaping Stony Mountain Institution Sunday night. RCMP Manitoba

A 25-year-old man who escaped from the minimum security unit at Stony Mountain Institution Sunday night has been found and is now back in custody.

Owen Spence was noticed missing around 7 p.m. Sunday and police say he may have been on his way to Brandon

He was arrested in Selkirk Tuesday.

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He is currently serving a sentence of more than two years for:

Fail to comply with conditions of undertaking/recognizance, unauthorized possession of prohibited/restricted weapon, contravention of storage regulations, careless use/storage of firearm, utter threat to cause death/harm x2, possess weapon for dangerous purpose, and utter threat to destroy property.

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