High-risk sex offender, convicted killer wanted by Montreal police arrested in Ontario

Montreal police are looking for registered sex offender Christopher Watts, 66, who is unlawfully at large. (Montreal police)

A convicted killer and high-risk sex offender wanted by Montreal police on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested in Hamilton, Ont.

Christopher Watts, 66, was unlawfully at large after fleeing the Montreal halfway house he was residing in after he was released from custody on May 28. On behalf of Correctional Service Canada, Montreal police issued a plea for the public for information about his whereabouts since he went missing on June 4.

On Thursday, Halton police said some of its officers noticed an unoccupied vehicle registered to Watts parked in LaSalle Park in Burlington, Ont. on June 9. They surveilled the vehicle until they found an opportunity to arrest him later that evening.

Halton police released a photo of a Subaru Outback that belongs to Watts as investigators are trying to piece together his activities over the five days between his escape and his arrest. Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact police at 905-825-4777 extension 2316.

Watts has a lengthy criminal history and completed a 12-year prison sentence after being found guilty of manslaughter, sexual assault and sexual interference in the 2001 death of Amanda Raymond.

After completing his sentence in 2015, he was placed on a 10-year long term supervision order.