A former London man who was convicted in the shaking death of his infant son has been arrested for allegedly breaching his parole conditions.
Police in Vancouver said Rourke Desmanche was last seen in Chilliwack, B.C. According to a statement from police in Victoria, he was arrested on Sunday.
"Rourke Desmanche was spotted in the 700 block of Pembroke Street just before 1 a.m. Sunday morning by a VicPD K9 officer working with the patrol shift," the statement said. "The officer stopped Desmanche after recognizing him from his Canada-wide warrant for parole violations stemming from a homicide conviction. At first, Desmanche made motions that led the officer to believe that he was preparing to flee, so the officer indicated that a police dog would be deployed should he run. Desmanche then complied with the officer’s directions and was taken into custody without further incident. Additional patrol units arrived to cover the K9 officer during the arrest."
The 29-year-old was sentenced in 2014 to 10 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in the death of 10-week-old Kurious George. After his young son's death, Desmanche fled to Saskatchewan but was later arrested and returned to London for trial.
In 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal reduced his sentence to 5.25 years, giving him credit of 4.75 years for time served in pre-sentence custody.
He is described as being 6'4" tall, 210 pounds, with tattoos on his face and neck.
Anyone with any information about where he might be is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.