US EditionA Growing Number of New Orleans Fugitives' Friends and Family Arrested for Aiding in Jail Escape
- In the early hours of May 16, ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail by creating an opening concealed near a toilet and subsequently received assistance from at least 14 individuals, mostly their friends and relatives.
- The escape was facilitated through coordinated efforts involving prison calls and support such as shelter, money, transportation, and communication; authorities have detained two men for providing Vanburen with lodging and a 59-year-old Louisiana woman is facing allegations related to transferring funds to fugitive Jermaine Donald.
- Authorities identified arrests of several aides facing felony charges for accessory after the fact, including a former jail employee linked to Vanburen and a jail plumber accused of aiding the escape, while some helpers misled police, slowing the manhunt.
- The head of the Louisiana State Police highlighted that the fugitives are exhausted and constantly cautious, while FBI Special Agent Jonathan Tapp emphasized the importance of the public reporting anyone they may know, despite how difficult that might be.
- Authorities have increased the reward to $50,000 each for the two fugitives still at large—Derrick Groves, convicted of murder, and Antoine Massey, charged with kidnapping and rape—and highlight that the involvement of their friends and family is vital for their apprehension, especially amid widespread local skepticism toward the justice system.
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Friends, family arrested for aiding New Orleans escaped inmates: report
Multiple people have been arrested for allegedly helping the 10 men who escaped from a jail in New Orleans, Louisiana, according to court documents reviewed by the Associated Press. These court documents showed that those who escaped had assistance from at least 15 people, before and after they fled Orleans Justice Center on May 16. The AP said many of those accused of helping the inmates are family and friends who gave them food, money, transpo…
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Growing number of fugitives' friends and family arrested for aiding in escape
A former jail employee is accused of driving escapee Lenton Vanburen to a relative's home and helping him FaceTime family the day of the escape.
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