A Parole Board of Canada panel member has revoked the statutory release for a man serving a federal prison sentence for a drug-fueled sexual assault of a woman in a Prince George motel room.
The decision for David Richard Morin, 27, was issued April 30.
He went missing from his halfway house on Jan. 3 and although he contacted his parole officer on a few occasions did not live up to a promise to turn himself in.
Three weeks later, he was found at the home of his girlfriend's mother and fled when police tried to arrest him, although he was apprehended with the help of a canine unit.
His statutory release was suspended pending a review and decision by the PBC.
Morin has admitted he went absent after he had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend and then relapsed into using drugs. Morin, who hails from the Williams Lake area, said his girlfriend also relapsed and the two took off for their home community.
Despite "doing well" initially, Morin's performance quickly and drastically deteriorated while out on parole, the member found.
On Oct. 30, 2018, Morin was sentenced to five years in prison less credit of 23 months for time served prior to sentencing, leaving him with a further three years and two months to go. The sentence was issued for an assault committed while Morin had been evacuated to Prince George during the 2017 wildfires.
Statutory release is granted after two-thirds of a sentence has been served but can be revoked if an inmate violates the conditions. For Morin, they included remaining in a halfway house although overnight leave privileges were not restricted.
Morin, whose sentence ends in late December, must serve a further two-thirds of the remainder of his sentence before he qualifies for a second statutory release.
He will remain subject to the same conditions, the panel member has determined.
