Murder suspect who removed monitoring device arrested by TPS Fugitive Squad

Toronto police are searching for Prince Charles, 27, after he allegedly removed an ankle monitoring device on Sep. 5, 2023. (Photo: Toronto Police)

By Michael Talbot

Posted September 25, 2023 7:51 pm.

Toronto police say a man who was charged with murder but went missing after removing an ankle monitoring device has been arrested.

Prince Charles, 27, of Toronto, is now back in custody, charged with failing to comply with a release order, police said in a release Monday night.

Charles was initially arrested in Windsor on May 18, 2021 for first-degree murder.

On September 5 he allegedly removed his monitoring device in the area of Allen Road and Lawrence Avenue West and was briefly at large before the Fugitive Squad tracked him down.

 

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