A U.S. fugitive who spent more than 20 years in Toronto while fleeing manslaughter charges has been extradited to Florida. CBC News previously reported that Lutts, 52, lived openly in Toronto after skipping a plea hearing in an Orlando court in 2003. With a warrant out for his arrest, Lutts hosted monthly trivia nights at a Toronto bar and provided relationship advice to clients as a self-styled psychic. His arrest in February 2025 by Toronto police's fugitive squad came after a Crime Stoppers-type service in Florida received an anonymous tip about his whereabouts in November 2023. After his arrest in Toronto, Lutts acknowledged in a sworn affidavit "leaving for Canada and not facing the Florida charge was a mistake."

Source: CBC News February 08, 2026 00:45 UTC