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Update: Man who failed to surrender to police following conviction arrested

Jonathan Cushing sentenced to 10 years, but failed to surrender himself to police following conviction
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Police are looking to locate Jonathan Cushing, 39, who was granted bail following his conviction in relation to a serious assault that took place Oct. 18, 2020, Cushing was required to surrender himself to police on Dec. 9. He failed to do so.

Updated Dec. 23 at 8:54 a.m.: A wanted by police after he failed to surrender himself following an attempted murder conviction was arrested downtown on Dec. 22.

Jonathan Cushing, 39, was arrested by members of the Break Enter and Robbery Unit and Intelligence Unit on Larch Street late Wednesday afternoon.

"We would like to thank everyone who shared the media release and those who contacted police with information," GSPS said in a news release this morning.

Cushing was on bail following his conviction for a serious assault that occurred on Cedar Street on Oct. 18, 2020. He was to surrender himself to authorities on Dec. 9 to begin serving a 10-year sentence. He failed to do so and police have been searching for him for the past two weeks.

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Greater Sudbury Police is asking for help in locating a man convicted of attempted murder.

Jonathan Cushing, 39, was granted bail following his conviction in relation to a serious assault that took place Oct. 18, 2020, on Cedar Street, said police. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Cushing was required to surrender himself to police on Dec. 9. He failed to do so.

Anyone with information related to Cushing’s whereabouts is asked to contact police at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 705- 222-TIPS, online at SudburyCrimeStoppers.com.