BESNARD LAKE — Update: Saskatchewan RCMP’s La Ronge Crime Reduction Team located and arrested Thomas Cook and Kiefler Linklater in Hall Lake on Jan. 29. Both individuals are scheduled to appear in La Ronge Provincial Court on Feb. 1.
Original report: On Jan. 28 at around 10:15 p.m., Pinehouse RCMP received a report that two male inmates had escaped from the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp.
Investigation determined the males walked away from the camp at approximately 9:10 p.m.
Pinehouse RCMP have charged 45-year-old Thomas Cook and 30-year-old Kiefler Linklater each with:
- one count, escape unlawful custody; and
- one count, being unlawfully at large.
Warrants have been issued for their arrests. Pinehouse RCMP is actively working to locate them.
Thomas Cook is described as approximately five foot 11 and 150 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes.
Kiefler Linklater is described as approximately five foot seven and 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
It’s unknown whether Thomas Cook and Kiefler Linklater are still together. They may travel to the communities of La Ronge, Pelican Narrows, Prince Albert or Beauval, but their current location is unknown.
If you see Thomas Cook or Kiefler Linklater, or have information on their whereabouts, contact Pinehouse RCMP at 306-884-2400, your local police service, or report anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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