OREGON CITY, Ore. —A Canadian Press news alert reports a Saskatoon woman who was arrested in Oregon after allegedly using false identification to cross the border with her seven-year-old son is to be returned to Canada.
Judge Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. District Court in Oregon ordered that Dawn Marie Walker, 48, be returned to Canadian officials Wednesday.
Dawn Walker, who was reported missing July 24, was charged after a missing persons investigation that involved authorities in both Canada and the United States.
Saskatoon Police Service charged Dawn Marie Walker with abduction in contravention of a custody order and public mischief and the United States Department of Homeland Security has charged her with the following United States offences:
Title 18 U.S. Code - 1028A (a) (1) provides that it is a felony offense for a person, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection c, to-wit: false statements in the use of a passport, to knowingly possess or use, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person.
Title 18 U.S. Code – 1028 (a) (6) provides that it is a misdemeanor offense for a person to possess an identification document which is stolen or produced without lawful authority knowing that such document was stolen or produced without such authority.
Her son was reunited with a legal guardian on Aug. 5 and returned to Canada on Aug. 7.
The investigation is ongoing and the Saskatoon Police Service continues to ask anyone with information believed to be relevant to contact the SPS at 306-975-8300, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or your local law enforcement agency.
— With files from the Canadian Press
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