An inmate escaped from Orleans Parish Prison's booking center on Tuesday by pretending to be another inmate who was scheduled for release. Sheriff's deputies found the fugitive, Cantell Pilot, 38, within a few hours and rebooked him on counts of escape, injuring public records and resisting an officer, records show.
The incident marked the second time in recent weeks that an inmate has walked out of the booking center without authorization. On July 17, Reedell Parker, an accused domestic batterer, left the booking center in civilian clothes.