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A 31-year-old man distinguished by a full face of tattoos was arrested after a nurse identified him in Hamilton over the weekend.
A Canada-wide search warrant was issued for Michael Stamatakos last month. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) told CTV News Toronto on Thursday that Stamatakos visited St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton on Saturday.
There, a nurse recognized him and called the police.
The OPP said the suspect was arrested at 11:30 p.m. and is currently in the Hamilton Detention Center.
“It’s a partnership,” Steven Sermet from the OPP Repeat Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad told CTV News Toronto. “He knew going to the hospital he was going to catch.”
Stamatakos is known to frequent the Toronto area and has been accused of violating the conditions of his release while serving a two-year suspended sentence.
Stamatakos is currently serving a two-year sentence for damage to property, one count of dangerous operation of a vehicle, one count of flight from a peace officer, one count of uttering threats to cause injury or death, and one count a property. established 1 article.
Police said Stamatakos is 5-foot-5, weighs 110 lbs, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
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With files from CTV News Toronto’s Abby O’Brien