Overview

• Staff discovered Plourde was missing during the 11 p.m. count on June 22 at Archambault Institution’s minimum-security unit in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec.
• Richard Plourde, 62, was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder at the federal facility.
• He measures 178 cm, weighs 105 kg and has a fair complexion, brown eyes, grey hair and distinctive tattoos including a skull bone and hand on his right shoulder.
• The Correctional Service of Canada has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the escape and is coordinating with the Sûreté du Québec.
• Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Plourde and urged the public to report any sightings to the Sûreté du Québec.