Canada-wide warrant issued for violent offender - RCMP

As of the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct 14, Tye’s lawyer told NanaimoNewsNOW that post-release housing arrangement efforts for Tye had not been successful. Ani Rathore, Javawocky Coffee House owner, had hot coffee thrown in his face after demanding Tye to leave his business. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)Neal Bennet, Crown prosecutor, told the provincial court sentencing hearing that Tye has amassed an alarming criminal record since 2005, with the majority of crimes taking place in Nanaimo. “Over that 26-page record, there are a total of 174 criminal convictions, they include a significant history of committing violence. By the Crown’s count there are 81 total convictions for offences involving violence.”Tye, who identifies as female, pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, mischief, and committing an indecent act in public prior to being sentenced when a jointly crafted sentencing recommendation was endorsed by a judge. The offender’s past crimes include throwing a brick at a pregnant woman in Nanaimo in 2022, numerous assaults of correctional officers, and several confrontations at downtown businesses leading to violent outbursts.

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Mason Jenkins was unaccounted for by staff at Collins Bay Institution on Sept. 24, 2026. 49-year-old Mason Jenkins is described as a white male, 5 foot 9 inches tall, approximately 255lbs with a fair complexion, brown eyes and brown hair which is currently shaved bald.  Sept. 24, 2026. (Photo supplied by Kingston Police) (Supplied photo)

The Parole Board of Canada knew convicted murderer Jeffrey George Ewert had plans to attend a university and it made a decision this past spring to continue his day parole despite how he previously breached his release conditions, concerning his contacts with women, multiple times. According to a report by CBC, Ewert has been taking law courses at McGill University as recently as earlier this month. The report, published online on Friday, quotes unnamed students upset “that the university did not disclose their peer’s violent history.”