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CTV News
3 days ago
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‘Dangerous' man who escaped psychiatric hospital arrested: EPS
Undated photos of Coletan Bearhead, 29, wanted by Edmonton Police Service in May 2025. (Source: Edmonton Police Service) A man who escaped a psychiatric hospital earlier this week was found on Friday. Colton Bearhead, 30, was one of two men who prompted a police warning after leaving an Edmonton institution on Tuesday. Police said both men were dangerous and warrants were issued for their arrest for being unlawfully at large. Court records show Bearhead has an extensive legal history, including recent assault cases, one of which he was found not criminally responsible. He was arrested on Friday by Edmonton police. The other man, 39-year-old Justin Somers, was accused of murdering his roommate at the Edmonton Remand Centre but found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. Somers was arrested by Fort Saskatchewan RCMP on Wednesday.
CTV News
5 days ago
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1 of 2 men who escaped Alberta Hospital in custody, other still at large
Undated photos of Justin Somers, 39, wanted by Edmonton Police Service in May 2025. (Source: Edmonton Police Service) One of two men who escaped an Edmonton psychiatric hospital earlier this week has been arrested. The Edmonton Police Service says Justin Somers, 39, was arrested by Fort Saskatchewan RCMP on Wednesday and is now in custody. Earlier on Wednesday EPS said Somers and Coletan Bearhead, 29, had run away from Alberta Hospital on Tuesday evening, causing arrest warrants to be issued for the pair. Somers was accused of killing his cellmate at the Edmonton Remand Centre in 2011 by jumping on the sleeping man's head 27 times. He was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. He previously escaped from Alberta Hospital staff during an outing at the Kinsmen Rec Centre in 2015. The legal history of Bearhead, who is still at large, is not known. Bearhead is 6′ and weighs about 220 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes, and pierced ears. Police say Bearhead is considered dangerous and should not be approached. Anyone with information about his whereabouts should call EPS at 780-423-4567.
