Dean Sykes was arrested by the RCMP near Hope, B.C., on Friday. (RCMP)A fugitive who escaped from a pre-trial centre in Port Coquitlam, B.C., by posing as another inmate bought a newspaper to read about his exploits on Friday.

But he'll have to finish reading the story behind bars.

Dean Sykes, 39, offered no resistance when a car he was driving was pulled over by RCMP officers on Highway 1 near Hope early Friday morning, Const. Tara Harrington of the Fraser Valley RCMP said.

Harrington said Sykes stopped at a market in Bridal Falls early Friday morning to pick up a paper, and joked to the clerk that he looked like the man pictured on the front page.

The clerk agreed — and then phoned police after Sykes left the store.

Sykes was mistakenly released from custody when he attended the Port Coquitlam provincial court on Aug. 5, posing as another inmate, Timothy Broadbent, 42.

Sykes, still pretending he was Broadbent, was returned to the North Fraser Pretrial Centre, where he was subsequently released from custody.

Sykes attempted to use Broadbent's ID when he was arrested by Hope RCMP, Harrington said.

He was arrested on a charge of escaping lawful custody and is being held at the Hope RCMP detachment.

Broadbent was in court again today on a new charge: assisting in Sykes's escape. The original charges that had him in court on Aug. 5 and Aug. 7 were mischief and possession of a break-in tool. He was represented on those days by duty counsel, who would never have seen him before, which could explain why court staff didn't realize Sykes had taken his place.

Sykes's escape was the second from the facility in less than a year.

Dressed as a janitor, kidnapper Omid Tahvili walked away from the centre on Nov. 15 with the help of prison guard Edwin Ticne, who later pleaded guilty to his role in that escape.