Kingston Police are searching for an inmate who was unaccounted for during a formal count at the minimum-security unit of Collins Bay Institution on Thursday.
Staff at the multi-level security federal institution discovered that 49-year-old Mason Jenkins was missing during the 11:15 a.m. count. Correctional Service Canada immediately contacted Kingston Police, and a warrant has been issued for Jenkins’s arrest.
Jenkins is described as a white man, five-foot-nine, weighing approximately 255 pounds, with a fair complexion, brown eyes and brown hair, currently shaved bald. He was last seen wearing a light green jacket, blue jeans and rubber boots.
Jenkins is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking. According to Correctional Service Canada, Jenkins was convicted in the 1998 murder of his sister in Chatham.
Correctional Service Canada said it has provided police with all available information to assist in the search.
Anyone with information on Jenkins’s whereabouts is asked to contact Kingston Police at 613-549-4660, ext. 0. Members of the public are asked not to approach Jenkins if seen, and to contact 911 immediately.
