Local fugitive among Canada's 25 most wanted
Countrywide warrant issued for man accused of human trafficking, assault
A national program dedicated to apprehending fugitives is listing a man from Edmonton as one of Canada's most wanted.
At a virtual news conference Tuesday, the Bolo Program revealed its top 25 most wanted suspects, including Keyshawn Mcmillan, No. 22 on the list.
Edmonton police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest in connection with a human trafficking and intimate partner violence investigation. The Bolo Program is funding a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his arrest.
Toronto Police Chief James Ramer said the program wants the public to “be on the lookout,” a police term also known as “bolo” and used in reference to someone wanted by law enforcement. Ramer also had stern words for the suspects on the list.
“Today, your world gets smaller,” Ramer said.
“You've already been looking over your shoulder since you decided to evade arrest. With the major rewards announced today, the loyalty of any friends and associates assisting you in evading arrest will be tested.”
On March 9, Edmonton police responded to a report of an assault with a weapon at a motel in the area of 151 Street and 111 Avenue where Mcmillan, 22, is reported to have violently assaulted a 19-year-old woman, Edmonton police said. He was arrested on scene and charged with assault with a weapon.
Five months later on Aug. 9, another violent assault with a weapon involving the same suspect and woman was reported at a motel in the area of 168 Street and 118 Avenue where Mcmillan is alleged to have threatened the woman and kept her inside the motel room, police said.
The woman escaped the following day on Aug. 10., and further investigation found that the 19-yearold had been trafficked and forced into the sex trade, police said.
Mcmillan was subpoenaed to attend court on Aug. 17 in relation to the March 9 incident, but failed to show up and is believed to have been actively evading police since March.
As with many suspects on the Bolo Program's list, the reward for information leading to Mcmillan is available for a limited time only — June 9 in the case of the Edmonton suspect.
Edmonton police are still looking for information leading to Mcmillan's whereabouts, spokeswoman Cheryl Sheppard said, and the organization looks forward to continued partnership with the Bolo Program.
Bolo Program director Max Langlois, said the initiative was launched in 2018 to encourage Canadians to keep an eye out for some of the country's most wanted fugitives. Furnished with suspects sought by 12 different police agencies, the list announced Tuesday is a “living document,” he added, and as fugitives are arrested “the list will be updated, reshuffled and replenished with new suspects.”
Fugitives sought by Toronto police currently make up nearly half the list, which Langlois said is a deliberate move due in part to Toronto Police Service's early partnership with the Bolo Program. The list prioritizes suspects sought in connection with homicide investigations, which account for the top 10 suspects and several others.
At the top of the list, Toronto Police Service is looking for Abilaziz Mohamed, 32, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder.
The program is offering up to $250,000 for information leading to his arrest. Langlois said he's counting on someone picking up the reward in the next few weeks.
When it comes to submitting tips, Ramer said police don't need to know who's supplying the information.
“We just need to find the suspect,” he added.
“Tipsters can submit information and collect rewards anonymously without ever speaking to a police officer.”
The program directs tipsters with information about Mcmillan's location to call Edmonton police at 780-423-4567. Those seeking anonymity can call the Crime Stoppers Association of Edmonton and Northern Alberta at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip online at www.p3tips. com/250.