US EditionLouisiana Inmates Used Hair Trimmers in Efforts to Escape From New Orleans Jail, Source Says
- Ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail in New Orleans on the night of May 16, 2025, by cutting through their cell walls using modified electric hair clippers equipped with several blades.
- The escape involved accessing a hole behind a toilet, which inmates replaced to conceal it, and using towels provided by other inmates to scale the jail's surrounding barbed wire fence.
- As part of the ongoing investigation, Orleans Parish’s chief prosecutor Jason Williams and the state’s Attorney General, Liz Murrill, made a visit to the jail, while authorities apprehended seven individuals—including Sterling Williams, a maintenance employee—who are suspected of facilitating the escape or obstructing the investigation.
- At least ten experienced auditors have been assigned by Louisiana state authorities to conduct a thorough review of the Orleans Justice Center, marking the first audit of the facility in over ten years to verify adherence to standards for safe and lawful jail operations.
- A team of more than 200 local, state, and federal officers continues searching for five escapees still at large, highlighting the critical need to recapture all fugitives and hold accountable those who facilitated this jailbreak.
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Louisiana inmates used hair trimmers in efforts to escape from New Orleans jail, source says | News Channel 3-12
By Ryan Young, Jason Morris CNN The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN. Investigators continue to comb through previous jail phone recordings and believe that other incarcerated inmates or employees at the jail could face additional…
Louisiana inmates used hair trimmers in efforts to escape from New Orleans jail, source says
The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
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