Shoplifting incident leads to arrest of man wanted for homicide in United States GO#19-182393

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On December 30 at 12:44 p.m., Halifax Regional Police officers responded to reports of shoplifting by a man at a business in the 200 block of Chain Lake Drive in Bayers Lake. When police arrived, they attempted to arrest the man, he fled on foot.

After following the suspect on foot, officers arrested 28-year-old Derek Cameron Whisenand at 1:15 p.m. Upon checking his identity, it was learned that the man is wanted on a Canada Wide Immigration Warrant for a homicide in the state of Texas, United States. Halifax Regional Police officers took Whisenand into custody, and arrangements have been made for hand-over to appropriate federal authorities for next steps.