High risk offender arrested after breaching probation

By 660 NEWS Staff

Posted Jul 20, 2016 11:19 pm.

Last Updated Jul 20, 2016 11:40 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A Calgary man is behind bars after breaching his probation.

Kenneth Hornby, 56, is considered a high risk offender and was not supposed to be in the proximity of children.

He was arrested Tuesday at a family campground in Nanton.

Hornby was transported to Calgary where he remains in custody.

The arrest was part of a joint effort between Calgary Police and Nanton RCMP.

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