CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities have captured a man who escaped from a Chicago jail by wearing a coronavirus protective mask and pretending to be another detainee who was set for release. The Cook County Sheriff’s Department said Monday that Jahquez Scott was arrested in a Chicago home on Saturday. Scott escaped from the county jail on May 2 after he allegedly promised to pay another detainee who was scheduled to be released that day. When the other detainee’s name was called, the 21-year-old Scott allegedly stepped forward, signed his release paperwork, and walked out of jail. The other detainee has been charged with aiding and abetting the escape of a felon.
