Brian Roman: Inmate escapes Washington jail by impersonating cellmate who was set for release
COWLITZ, WASHINGTON: An inmate has been mistakenly released from the Washington State jail and is now wanted for additional charges. Brian Francisco Roman, 26, tricked prison authorities after impersonating to be his cellmate who was asleep when they came to get him.
Roman's cellmate was set for release that day, however, he had been sleeping at the time. Roman was then taken to sign for release. The jail staff noted that Roman and the other inmate shared similar physical features, officials said, Fox News reported.
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Roman and the other inmate have similar physical features
In a press release, Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said that they were notified by Cowlitz County Corrections Department that an inmate had escaped. The Sheriff's office said while a corrections officer was attempting to reach out to an inmate scheduled for release, he found all three inmates in the cell asleep.
Upon calling out for the particular inmate, Roman claimed to be that inmate and accompanied the officer for the release procedures. The jail officials stated that Roman and the other inmate shared similar physical attributes.
Roman even received the other inmate's property
Roman even received property like clothing, keys, debit card, ID, and a wallet, belonging to the other inmate. He even managed to sign the paper by forging his name. "Corrections staff did not realize the wrong inmate had been released until the victim inmate contacted them to inquire about when he was to be released."
Cowlitz County Prosecutor’s Office has issued a warrant for Brian Francisco Roman’s arrest on charges of escape second-degree, criminal impersonation first-degree, forgery, theft second-degree, and theft third-degree. Police say Roman was last seen wearing a blue hoody sweatshirt, a black shirt, gray sweatpants, and brown slippers.
'Seems like y'all got outsmarted by the criminal'
Social media users gave mixed reactions as many were curious as to what his earlier charges were. On asked for compensation for the other cellmate for his belongings which were taken by Brain, "I hope the other inmate has been compensated for all of his stolen items," the user commented on the Police Facebook post. Another user took a swipe by writing, "Sounds like you have a really smart correction officer."
One more wrote, "So he didn't escape, he was released. By those who should have been able to verify identity." A user said it was a screw-up and that the authorities got outsmarted," It was absolutely the cops screw up. Now they are asking us to do their jobs for them but giving any info we see about him?! Good luck with that. Seems like y'all got outsmarted by the criminal. Why are we paying their salaries?
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