Minimum security inmate missing from Sask. Pen Oct 6, 2015 8:38 AM

During a routine inmate count Monday night in the minimum security unit at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, staff members discovered Hector Thomas Bird was missing.

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) immediately contacted the Prince Albert Police Service and the Prince Albert detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and a warrant has been issued for Bird’s arrest.

Bird, 23, is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 117 pounds. He has a medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair. He is currently serving a sentence of three years for sexual assault, sexual interference and fail to comply with a probation order.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Bird is asked to contact police.