New Orleans Jail Worker Arrested as Search for Six Escaped Inmates Continue

New Orleans jail worker arrested for allegedly assisting in escape of 10 inmates

A maintenance employee at a New Orleans jail has been taken into custody for allegedly aiding in the escape of 10 inmates late last week, officials confirmed on Tuesday.  The arrest comes as the search for the six remaining fugitives continues into its fifth day. Officials identified four of those still at large—Corey Boyd, Lenton Vanburen, Jermaine Donald, and Derrick Groves—as facing second-degree murder charges. According to Louisiana Attorne…

CT was forced to buy 30,000 bottles of water. And to rent 30 portable toilets. Here’s why.

It was the second time in a year that a failed pipe  led to water disruption. Water service for about 2,900 Connecticut inmates was lost overnight Sunday into Monday morning, and the Department of Correction ended up ordering more than 30,000 bottles of water and renting more than 30 portable toilets. The outage affected the Robinson, Osborn and Cybulski correctional facilities, all part of the massive prison campus straddling the Enfield-Somers…

‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ confident NoLa prison break was an ‘inside job’

Ten inmates escaping from Orleans Parish Justice Center is no coincidence, according to “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” Although the investigation is ongoing, Duane Chapman told Fox News he believes the escape is “definitely an inside job.” Ten inmates escaped from the New Orleans jail early Friday morning, and six remain on the run as of Tuesday evening.  “What is 10 felons doing in one cell? How did they ever get out of there without anyone watching …

Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates escape after threat; 5 escapees on the loose

A maintenance worker at a New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped has been arrested and accused of helping facilitate the breakout.

Maintenance worker arrested after 10 inmates escape US jail

Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee following the escape of 10 inmates from a New Orleans jail, the Louisiana Attorney General's office said.Sterling Williams, 33, a maintenance worker with the sheriff's office at the time of the escape, allegedly told investigators he had turned the water off in the cell from which the inmates escaped, according to the attorney general's office.Williams was placed under arrest …

New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates escape after stabbing threat

Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance worker in connection with the escape of 10 jail inmates. Thirty-three-year-old Sterling Williams has admitted he turned the water off in a cell before the men slipped away through a hole…