Following up on a tip and surveillance, RCMP officers found Parsons in a Marystown house where he was hiding along with a woman from Ontario who allegedly had come to the province to assist Parsons. Parsons ran from the house. Officers chased him into nearby woods where he was cornered with the help of police dogs.
Parsons escaped custody on Saturday but the police waited until Sunday to issue a news release notifying the public.
Parsons is scheduled to appear in Provincial Court at Grand Bank on Wednesday.
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While the local media are a bit behind the curve, Melissa Lee DeClerk pleaded guilty today on a charge of attempting to assist Parsons in his escape.
Provincial Court Judge Harold Porter accepted a joint submission on sentencing from the Crown prosecution service and Defence counsel and sentenced her to one week in jail and one year's probation.