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Sudbury police locate convicted man

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Sudbury police searching after convict skips bail Sudbury police are looking for a man convicted of attempted murder in a downtown stabbing after he was supposed to report to prison Dec. 9.

Sudbury police say a man convicted of attempted murder who was supposed to surrender himself to jail on Dec. 9 was found downtown on Wednesday.

Jonathan Cushing, 39, was located by the break enter and robbery and intelligence units around 4:50 p.m. on Larch Street.

Cushing was convicted of a serious assault that happened on Cedar Street near the transit station on Oct. 18, 2020. He was given a 10-year prison sentence in connection to the stabbing.

On Tuesday, police alerted the public that he hadn't shown up to start his jail sentence after being out on bail.