High-risk sex offender back in custody after breaching release order conditions

Convicted offender Marcel Hank Charlette. (Courtesy: Winnipeg Police Service)

By Cole Fortner

Posted January 12, 2025 1:11 pm.

Last Updated January 13, 2025 12:08 pm.

Winnipeg police say a convicted high-risk sex offender who was recently released from prison is back in custody.

WPS says on Jan. 7, 52-year-old Marcel Hank Charlette was released from prison with several conditions, including a curfew.

On Jan. 10, officers attended Charlette’s residence to perform a curfew check, and found that he was not there. Following this, WPS issued a warrant for his arrest due to a breach of conditions.

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Around 3:20 p.m. on Jan. 11, prior to the issuance of a warrant, foot patrol officers found Charlette at the Millennium Library and took him into custody.

At the time, he was found to be in possession of a small quantity of methamphetamine.

Charlette has since been charged with possession of a scheduled substance and three counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

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