PINCHER CREEK — High-risk offender Keegan Spearchief is free once again, Mounties advise.

The 28-year-old with a history of violent crime convictions across southern Alberta was released from prison Friday.

Spearchief was released from the Grande Cache Institution, where he served nearly three years for a variety of violent crimes, including assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, voyeurism, failing to comply with recognizance and failing to comply with a probation order.

What prompted the RCMP to issue the public safety warning is his long history of assault, weapons charges and sexual assault convictions, including the 2003 sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl at knifepoint committed during a break-and-enter while on bail for the attempted rape of a 40-year-old woman.

Spearchief has been the subject of numerous police warnings upon release from custody, most recently in 2010, prior to being arrested for the crimes he recently completed sentences for.

In releasing the warning on Saturday, police stated public interest won out over privacy.

“The RCMP believe that there is a risk of significant harm to the health and safety of the public, and in particular, adult females,” Mounties said. RCMP cautioned individuals not to embark on “vigilante action.”

Spearchief is described as an aboriginal male, 6-foot-4 and 189 lbs. with brown eyes and hair.

Anyone witnessing any suspicious activity by Spearchief is asked to call the police.

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