A repeat offender whom Saguenay police describe as “one of the most violent people they have ever known” is being placed in a temporary home after his automatic release from prison after his third violation of the long-term offender order.
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Bruno Hudon’s criminal plot is long and has “since 1993 been directed exclusively against the person,” Canada’s Parole Board said in its latest June 18 report on the man.
Hudon, now 58, has been serving a nine-month sentence since December 2022 for violating his long-term custody order. This label of “control criminal” will be imposed on him for 10 years and will continue until 2026.
That third burglary involved a period in October 2022 when the man skipped a mandatory urine test and admitted to using methamphetamines.
Having served two-thirds of his sentence, the criminal is entitled to a statutory release, but the commission decided this week on the meaning of the conditions to be imposed on him.
Bruno Hudon has served three federal sentences for violent crimes in his lifetime.
In October 2005, he attacked his own cousin and ambushed her in order to violently attack her. While intoxicated, he dragged her by the hair into a wooded area before punching and kicking her.
Less than a year later, he physically assaulted one of his wives, threatened her with death, and kidnapped her to prevent her from fleeing for hours in fear.
Originally from Saguenay, Bruno Hudon is well known to local police officers. In 2015, during one of his temporary home visits with the right to leave the country, the police expressed fears that he might hit one of his victims.
The parole board notes to this day that Saguenay police have described the criminal, who has also been convicted of manslaughter in the past, as “one of the most violent individuals they have ever known.”
Because of this, despite being released by law, Hudon is placed under house arrest with no right to leave prison, and is thus forced to return to the Halfway House every night.
He is also forbidden from consuming, being in a pub, contacting his victims or anyone he knows are criminalized, or undergoing therapy. It should be noted that Bruno Hudon must also disclose “any sexual or non-sexual relations or close friendly relations with women” to his discharge officer.
“These offenses clearly demonstrate your inability to form healthy and positive relationships with women. “You’re more likely to adopt violent behavior, especially when you’re drunk and subject to frustration,” the commissioners explain their decision.
This house arrest will last until the scheduled end of Hudon’s sentence in three months, although his case management team has recommended that the commissioners extend it to a total of one year. However, due to his status as a long-time offender, his situation should be reviewed at the end of his sentence.