International fugitive arrested in Winnipeg traffic stop

Winnipeg police arrested an international fugitive during a traffic stop in South Point Douglas last week.

Winnipeg Police Service officers on patrol in the neighbourhood spotted a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado speeding at about 3:30 p.m. and pulled the driver over near Higgins Avenue and McArthur Street, police said on Tuesday.

Police identified the driver and discovered he had outstanding warrants from the United States for aggravated statutory rape, soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor and aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.

City police arrested him and notified the Canada Border Services Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Greenbrier Police Department in Arkansas.

The 35-year-old man from Tennessee was handed over to Canadian border officials, who will hold him until he returns to the U.S. to face the charges.