Dustin Seddon is on the run from the cops in North Bay.
Seddon, 30, cut off his ankle monitor three weeks ago and went into the ether, where he remains.
Looking down a 10-year sentence in a federal prison, he contacted The Toronto Sun to tell his side of the tale. He is the first to admit, he is not a choirboy and has a robbery beef and more on his ticket.
So what did he do to earn the enmity of the cops and the justice system?
He pummelled the man he believes nearly killed his infant daughter in 2018 while he was serving a jolt in jail. The man is a convicted sex offender.
For legal reasons, the Sun is not naming the man.
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“In 2018, I was in jail and my infant daughter was flown to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario with 13 broken bones, brain bleeding,” Seddon told the Sun. “She was blue in the face and had to be resuscitated.”
The child’s mother had run an errand and left the baby with the man and his mother. She was absent at the time of the attack but pleaded guilty to failure to provide the necessities of life because of her brief absence.
Seddon said the woman was not told by CAS of specifics about the man, just that he should be avoided.
Seddon emerged from jail and said he took care of his daughter.
But on June 19, 2024 — six years to the day of the attack on which his daughter suffered her injuries, he struck out at the man he believed caused her cataclysmic injuries and agony.
“He began texting my ex-girlfriend, suggesting that they get together. I grabbed her phone, gave him the address and told him to come over. He did, and I beat him up,” Seddon said.
Seddon admitted he has a history of violent offences, but the last one was in 2015.
“I’m 30 now, I was 20 years old. For years, I thought it was my ex-girlfriend [who abused the baby]. We were estranged and never talked about it until the last year,” he said. “There were no repercussions.”
His ex-girlfriend was charged by the OPP as an accessory. Seddon pleaded guilty and the charges against the mother were withdrawn.
“They gave me an ankle monitor until sentencing. On Jan. 21, I visited with my kids. I knew I wasn’t going to see them for a long time,” he said. “I was scheduled to be in court Jan. 23 for sentencing and knew I was looking at 10 years.”
He said the prosecution wanted him sent away for a dozen years, while his lawyer asked for six to eight years. The judge was going to go with 10 years.
Naturally, cops tell a different tale. And the number of charges he was facing may reflect a cumulative issue. Seddon was charged with: Dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm; failure to stop after an accident; two counts of possession of a schedule I substance; eight counts of failure to comply with a probation order; assaulting a peace officer; two counts of obstructing justice; six counts of uttering threats; criminal harassment; two counts of failing to comply with a release order; assault; assault with a weapon; mischief; and intimidating a justice participant.
Cops in North Bay said: “He poses a safety risk to members of the public if confronted. If you see him, call 911, do not approach.”
Not so, Seddon adds.
“I’ve seen manslaughter and second-degree murder convictions get less time,” Seddon said, adding that if cops ever arrest the man he believes battered his daughter, “then I’ll turn myself over to authorities.”
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