it might be the title of a book,
but in this case it was a cunning plan, to escape jail, 28-year-old
Quintin Henderson was set to be released from the Cook County jail for a
narcotics charge, but he instead decided to give his personal information to
another inmate, 21-year-old Jahquez Scott, in exchange for a promise of $1,000.
As all inmates were required to wear face masks to prevent infection with the
SarsCov-2 virus, jail staff say it was easy for Scott to use Henderson’s full
name and personal information as his very own ‘get out of jail free card’ photograph Jahquez Scott (left) and Quintin Henderson (right), “Scott, 21, wearing a mask, then used Henderson’s full name and personal information to pose as Henderson and left custody on Henderson’s I-bond,” the Cook County sheriff’s office said in a statement, “Jail staff learned there was a discrepancy when they did not have Henderson’s paperwork when he provided his information for discharge. An internal investigation is being conducted, and a search is underway for Scott.”
“Jahquez
Scott, who has a record for aggravated battery to a police officer, possession
of a controlled substance, and criminal trespass, had a $50,000 bond for an
unlawful use of a weapon charge and was ordered to electronic monitoring IF he
made bond. For now, he’s roaming the streets a free man thanks in no small part
to the Covid-19 pandemic, as for
Henderson, instead of leaving jail, he has been charged of assisting another inmate by
allowing Scott to use his identity, and a bond for him has been set at $25,000.
According to the sheriff’s office, he was ordered held without bond on charges
of violating his bail bond on his original narcotics case. So that $1,000
promise is not likely to materialize anytime soon, the Cook
County Sheriff’s office was ordered by a federal judge to provide face masks
for all inmates during the coronavirus pandemic, so there you have it, a face mask too far!
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