New Orleans Jail Worker Gets 2.5 Years in Prison for Enabling Brazen 10-Inmate Escape
Williams admitted turning off water to a jail cell, and prosecutors say the move helped 10 inmates escape from the Orleans Parish Jail.
- On Thursday, former Orleans Parish Jail maintenance worker Sterling Williams received a 2.5-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to malfeasance in office for enabling a 2025 jailbreak involving 10 inmates.
- Williams admitted to turning off water to a cell, allowing 10 inmates to remove a toilet and crawl through a wall gap to escape the facility.
- Attorney Michael Kennedy stated Williams did not intentionally facilitate the escape, claiming inmate Antoine Massey threatened to "shank" him if he didn't comply. Williams acknowledged failing to follow protocol by not generating a work order.
- Beyond Williams, authorities arrested at least 14 other individuals—including family and friends of escapees—for aiding the jailbreak. The Louisiana Attorney General's office noted investigations remain ongoing with potential for additional charges.
- Former Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson faces separate indictments for malfeasance and obstruction of justice, while the 10 escapees await jury trials scheduled for April 5, 2027.
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In the United States, the New Orleans Sterling Williams prison janitor was sentenced to 2.5 years' imprisonment for allowing 10 prisoners to escape through a hole in the toilet that had been removed. 16 May 2025, a 34-year-old janitor took the water off the cell because of a blackout. Ten men accused of murder, armed robbery and abduction managed to escape from the cell and escaped, handed over the RIA News with reference to Associated Press. St…
Custodian Sentenced for Role in New Orleans Jailbreak
A New Orleans jail worker received a 21⁄2-year prison sentence on Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole before a toilet after he turned off its water. Custodian Sterling Williams, 34, expanded guilty to one count of malfeasance in office for clearing the way for one of...
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