Face-tattooed federal offender mocks Canada-wide warrant on TikTok
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Published Oct 23, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read
Michael Stamatakos, 31, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant again after breaching his statutory release for the second time in eight months and the province's ROPE Squad says he's known to frequent Toronto.
Michael Stamatakos, 31, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant again after breaching his statutory release for the second time in eight months and the province's ROPE Squad says he's known to frequent Toronto.
A federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is mocking law enforcement on social media.
Michael Stamatakos, 31, has what any human with sight would call “distinguishable features” but for the second time this year, he breached his statutory release.
The provincial Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad issued a statement on Oct. 18 that the suspect with a face full of tattoos is “known to frequent areas in Toronto.”
Wherever Stamatakos is, he’s having fun while on the loose.
In front of a news report of his warrant on TikTok, a man who appears to be Stamatakos wearing sunglasses and a bucket hat shows off his face – and taunts authorities with his presumably short-lived freedom.
The audio is originally from a TikTok post from user sartheartist who says in a video from his first breach of statutory release, “You’re telling me this man right here with every single tattoo on his face is escaping the authorities. You’re telling me they can’t find this white mother****** with a skeleton mouth tattoo and stars on his eyes, and what looks like to be a pit to hell opening up on his forehead?”
Stamatakos and another man were arrested in November 2020 after threatening the owner of a trailer they were living in on a property owned by the victim in Marmora, about 60 kilometres east of Peterborough.
The two men set fire to the trailer and took off in a vehicle, but the two men were taken into custody.
Stamatakos was later convicted of an assortment of offences.
He is currently serving a two-year sentence for arson-damage to property, dangerous operation of a conveyance, flight from a peace officer, uttering a threat to cause death/harm, and possession of a Schedule I Substance, according to the ROPE Squad.
In February, Stamatakos was also wanted by the ROPE Squad for breaching his statutory release.
He was “unlawfully at large” for three weeks before he was apprehended by Hamilton Police.
Stamatakos is described as white, 5-foot-5, 110 pounds with a shaved head and brown eyes.
Then there’s his face, mostly covered by tattoos including a heart, teardrop and stitch trails on both cheeks.
Stamatakos also has a slew of other ink on his body including “SD KEYZ” on his right calf, “THE WORLD IS MINE” on his left hand, “SPARTON” on the right side of his neck.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this offender is asked to call the Provincial ROPE Squad at 416-808-5900 or toll free at 1-866-870-7673 (ROPE), or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or 911.
With files from Chris Doucette
48K likes, 780 comments - 6ixbuzztv on October 22, 2023: "There’s no way this man’s serious 😭 The police aren’t looking hard enough cause he on TikTok making a mockery of them 😂🤦🏾♂️6️⃣🐝".
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A federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is mocking law enforcement on social media.
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