Update: 4:59 p.m.
Johnny Walkus has been apprehended by police.
A day after he failed to show up at a halfway house, police have him in custody again.
"Walkus was spotted this afternoon by officers on patrol near Cambie Street and West Broadway. He was arrested without incident," states a police press release.
The VPD headquarters are at 2120 Cambie St.
Original: 2:02 p.m.
A man considered a "high risk and violent sex offender" by police is wanted Canada-wide after failing to check in at a Vancouver halfway house.
Johnny Walkus, now 36, was released on Feb. 6 from the Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford, according to a Vancouver Police Department press release. After his release, he was supposed to check in at a halfway house in Vancouver; he hasn't been seen since his release.
"Walkus is serving a sentence for two counts of sexual assault, and one count each of break and enter with intent and utter threat to cause death/harm," states the VPD.
According to court records, Walkus has previously been charged and convicted of multiple counts of breach of probation, along with theft over $5,000, robbery, and assault.
