Tony Okanase, 39, was released from Mountain Institution – a medium-security federal prison in Agassiz – and reported to the halfway house, according to a press release from the Vancouver Police Department. “He then checked out and has not been seen or heard from since,” police said. Okanase is now wanted across Canada, the VPD said, adding that he has a history of violent sex offenses against strangers dating back to 2003 and is considered a “high risk to the public.” Police have released a photo of Okanase, who they describe as a 6.20-kilogram man with short black hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo on his right forearm depicting a maple leaf and stars and stripes. He also has a bear paw tattoo on his chest and symbols tattooed on his neck, police said. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, gray and green cargo shorts and black shoes with white soles, according to the VPD. Police are asking anyone who sees Okanase or knows his location to call 911 “immediately.”
