Sex offender to live in Winnipeg

Police are warning the public about the release of a convicted sex offender who is considered a high risk to reoffend.

Burton Randy Thomas was released from Stony Mountain Institution Tuesday after breaching conditions of his long-term supervision order for the third time.

Thomas also breached conditions in 2019 and 2023, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a Tuesday news release.

The 52 year old, who police say is also known as Thomas Randy Burton, Randy Burt Thomas, Burton Ron Thomas and Jake Blake Wasaho, is expected to live in Winnipeg.

He was convicted of the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in 2010.

Although he participated in some treatment, he remains a high risk to reoffend and females are at risk of sexual violence, police said.

Any vigilante action from the public against Thomas will not be tolerated, police said.