Accused Killer In Canada Caught In Hartford, Sent Back North: Feds

HARTFORD, CT — An accused killer in Canada who was taken into custody in Hartford last month has now been sent north to face charges, U.S. Marshals said Monday.

According to the U.S. Marshals Office, one of Canada's most-wanted fugitives was charged in Hartford on March 26 and has now been returned to Ontario, Canada, to face the charges against him.

Kensworth Alton Francis, 29, of the Bahamas, was wanted on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, stemming from a 2022 shooting incident at an Ontario nightclub that left two men dead.

During the investigation, Canada's York Regional Police Homicide Unit detectives identified Francis as the assailant, but their attempts to locate him were unsuccessful.

Working with the Canadian authorities, U.S. Marshals, the Hartford Police Department, and the U.S. Attorney’s office learned the suspect was in Hartford.

On March 26, the U.S. Marshals District of Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force, along with marshals from the District of Maine, Hartford Police officers and Hartford SWAT, apprehended Francis.

Federal officials said he was living under the alias "John Johnson," at a residence in the 60 block of Magnolia Street.

Law enforcement recovered one short-barrel assault rifle fixed with an extended magazine, 20 rounds of 5.56 ammunition, one .45-caliber Glock handgun, another .45-caliber Glock handgun converted with a fully automatic switch, three extended pistol magazines, and 89 rounds of .45-caliber ammunition.

Francis was transported to the Hartford Federal Courthouse for arraignment and charged with being a fugitive from Canada for the offense of double homicide and attempted homicide.

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