Xander Tardiff (left) and Kelly Castel (right). (Facebook/Manitoba RCMP)

By Jaryn Vecchio

Critical Alert

Alert issued for communities in northeast Sask. after two inmates escape in Manitoba

May 8, 2023 | 11:44 PM

UPDATE: One of the two inmates who escaped from The Pas Correctional Centre on Monday evening was recaptured Tuesday afternoon.

According to the RCMP, 19-year-old Xander Tardiff was arrested. The Mounties didn’t say where he was found.

The other escapee, 21-year-old Kelly Castel, remained at large and police were asking members of the public to be on the lookout for him. Castel was described as being 5-foot-9 and around 135 pounds.

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RCMP have issued a critical alert for people living in the Creighton area.

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Two inmates, 19-year Xander Tardiff and 21-year Kelly Castel, escaped from The Pas Correctional Centre Monday evening, last being seen around 6:40 p.m.

Tardiff is described as 5’11” and 180 lbs, while Castel is 5’9” and around 135 lbs.

Both have a violent history and are considered dangerous.

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Jaryn.Vecchio@pattisonmedia.com

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