Alberta RCMP issue warning over release of high-risk offender Cody Manyshots

Cody George Manyshots has completed his sentence and plans to reside in Siksika Nation, RCMP say. (RCMP handout)

Alberta RCMP are warning the public about the release of a high-risk offender.

Mounties say Cody George Manyshots has completed his sentence and plans to reside in Siksika Nation.

Manyshots and his brother Corey were both sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2018 for the kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery of a 17-year-old girl four years prior.

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The pair kidnapped the victim from a Taradale bus stop and brought her to their home where they repeatedly raped her.

She was able to escape and contact police.

Both brothers pleaded guilty to sexual assault, kidnapping, uttering threats and robbery.

Corey Manyshots was released in Calgary in May.

RCMP say the warning about Cody Manyshots’ release is in the public interest, as they believe there is a “risk of significant harm” to the “health and safety of the public.”

Manyshots, 32, is described as 5’9” tall (176 centimetres) and 161 pounds (73 kilograms) with brown hair and brown eyes.

“Members of the public are advised that the intent of the process is to enable members of the public to take suitable precautionary measures and not to embark on any form of vigilante action,” RCMP warned in a news release.