US Edition10 escape from New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall while lone guard left to get food
- Ten male inmates fled overnight Friday from the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans by breaking through an opening located behind a toilet and climbing over a prison wall.
- The breakout exploited known facility deficiencies, including defective locks, and the absence of a guard for their pod while getting food prolonged the lapse in security.
- Authorities discovered the escape during a routine headcount over seven hours later, and one inmate, Kendall Myles, was captured after a short foot chase in the French Quarter.
- The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office indicated that defective locks and possible assistance from within the department enabled the inmates to escape. Currently, nine fugitives remain at large, ages 19 to 42, including convicted murderers Derrick Groves and Corey Boyd.
- The sheriff's office and local, state, and federal agencies are conducting a full investigation, and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill condemned the delay in public notification and pledged to prevent future escapes.
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Inmates who escaped New Orleans jail had inside help, officials say
May 16 (UPI) — New surveillance footage from the Orleans Parish jail shows the moment ten detainees escaped from custody early Friday morning, sparking a massive manhunt, as officials said the escapees had inside help. The jail footage, published by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office on Facebook, appears to show one of the men using brute force before another detainee joins in. The men are then seen fleeing into the night air from the docks whe…
Manhunt under way in New Orleans after 10 inmates escape jail via hole in wall
Ten male inmates, including some convicted of murder, succeeded in a brazen overnight escape from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while their cell unit's sole observer had left to get food, authorities said. Police said the prisoners were aided in their escape by "defective locks".
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The Scottish SunMoment ten ‘armed & dangerous’ inmates break out of jail through hole in cell
THIS is the shocking moment ten inmates – some even convicted killers – broke out of a New Orleans jail while a staff member was on her food break. Only three fugitives have been recaptured, three jail staff have been suspended – and seven men are still on the loose. Orleans Parish Sheriff's OfficeTwo inmates can be seen yanking open a cell door[/caption] Orleans Parish Sheriff's OfficeThe ten men bolted out of the prison building[/caption] Orle…
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