FRANKLINTON, La. (WVUE) - A Washington Parish inmate tried to escape through the air conditioning duct in his cell block.

The sheriff’s office says that around midnight on Monday (May 26), inmates heard James B. Lorio moving through the duct and alerted the corrections officers.

Responding deputies found Lorio had returned after realizing his escape path was blocked.

Lorio will now face a simple escape charge.

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