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Chase Ahpay (left) and Brett Schnieder (right) are wanted after escaping a correctional facility in Yorkton (Photo supplied by RCMP)

Manhunt launched for two men who escaped Yorkton correctional centre

Jul 8, 2024 | 8:52 AM

RCMP are on the hunt for two inmates who ran away from jail.

Police say they got word that two men escaped from a correctional centre in Yorkton on Sunday at 1 a.m.

Thirty-year-old Brett Schnieder and 22-year-old Chase Ahpay are both wanted on a warrant by Yorkton RCMP for being unlawfully at large.

Mounties said Schnieder is roughly 5-foot-6 in height and 140 pounds, with green eyes and brown hair. He has multiple tattoos, including a skull on his right hand, a rose on his left hand, lettering on his eyes and cheek, and numerous other tattoos on his neck, arms, and fingers. He was last seen wearing a red T-shirt and jeans.