Charges have been laid in relation to a missing persons investigation that involved authorities in both Canada and the United States.
As a result of investigation to date, the Saskatoon Police Service, in consultation with the Crown, has charged Dawn Marie Walker with the following Canadian offences; Abduction in Contravention of a Custody Order and Public Mischief. Additional charges are being considered as the criminal investigation progresses.
As a result of investigation to date, the United States Department of Homeland Security has charged Dawn Marie Walker with the following United States offences:
Title 18 U.S. Code – 1028A (a) (1) provides that it is a felony offense for a person, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection c, to-wit: false statements in the use of a passport, to knowingly possess or use, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person.
Title 18 U.S. Code – 1028 (a) (6) provides that it is a misdemeanor offense for a person to possess an identification document which is stolen or produced without lawful authority knowing that such document was stolen or produced without such authority.
Dawn Marie Walker remains in custody in the United States where she will be making her first court appearance today. Investigators with the Saskatoon Police Service are consulting the provincial Crown to arrange for her future extradition to Canada.
Vincent Jansen, age 7, was reunited with a legal guardian on August 5th and returned to Canada on August 7th.
The investigation is ongoing and the Saskatoon Police Service continues to ask anyone with information believed to be relevant to contact the SPS at 306-975-8300, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or your local law enforcement agency.
