6 escaped New Orleans jail inmates still at large
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A team of over 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents is working around the clock to capture the remaining missing inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week,
Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on Thursday – one who allegedly gave food to an escapee and another who was suspected to have been “in contact via phone” with one of the former prisoners.
Another suspect has been arrested in connection with a massive New Orleans jailbreak involving 10 inmates, who pulled off their daring escape earlier this week by slipping out a hole carved behind
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said OPSO mishandled evidence and that the state was responsible for some inmate delays.
Two women accused of assisting Orleans Justice Center jail escapees this week have been arrested, the Louisiana State Police said Wednesday (May 21). Courtnie Harris of New Orleans, 32, and Corvanntay Baptiste of Slidell,
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Williams told ABC News that Alison Morgado, chief of Victims Witness Support for the DA’s office, reached out to the alleged victim on Friday but the number they had on file was out of service. She said Morgado eventually got in touch with him and two members of his family on Monday.
Three escaped inmates from Orleans Parish Jail were recaptured and flown to a secure facility; seven remain at large after a suspected inside-assisted breakout.
Three recaptured Orleans Justice Center inmates have been transported to a state correctional facility and seven escaped inmates remained at large Saturday morning, nearly 24 hours after authorities discovered the jail break during a routine head count, according to Louisiana State Police.