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A dangerous offender originally from Saskatchewan has escaped federal custody in Alberta.

Darrell Moosomin, 54, was granted leave on Saturday to attend a powwow in Maskwacis, 100 kilometres south of Edmonton. He was escorted by an elder, who lost sight of him in the evening.

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RCMP have obtained a countrywide warrant for Moosomin’s arrest.

Moosomin, who is from Mosquito Lake in northern Saskatchewan, was being held at the Pe Sakastew Centre, a minimum security federal institution in Alberta.

The prisoner was serving an indeterminate sentence for several violent offences. He has convictions dating back to 1995 and was declared a dangerous offender in 2008. He has also served a sentence for escaping custody.

RCMP say Moosomin has no known family or friends in the area where he escaped. It’s unknown where he might be headed.

He is First Nations, 5-foot-9-inches and weighs 217 pounds. He has a medium complexion, with brown eyes and black hair. He has a scar on his neck, and tattoos on his right hand and upper back. He speaks with a lisp.

Anyone with information on Moosomin’s whereabouts is asked to contact police.

RCMP have asked that the public not approach him.