Brief escape from jail leads to more charges for Louisiana woman

MINDEN, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Webster Parish Sheriff’s deputies quickly captured a Springhill woman who escaped from jail on April 9, 2025.

Sheriff Jason Parker said 19-year-old Kaylee Jones enjoyed less than 15 minutes of freedom after leaving the fourth-floor jail at the Webster Parish courthouse around 11:30 a.m.

Springhill police officers initially arrested Jones on April 4, 2025, for possession of methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia. She was being held on a $2,500 bond. The Sheriff said Jones could escape because one of the safety lock mechanisms on the elevator door was being replaced, which left the door slightly ajar.

“Jones apparently waited until one of our jailers was busy dealing with other inmates in a rear area and the other was inside the office. She got into the elevator while the deputies were distracted,” Parker said.

Parker said that once Jones escaped, someone captured her on a cell phone video, taking off her orange jumpsuit while walking past a nearby business. He said Jones walked to the Shell station on Lee Street, where Deputy Mickey Perryman recognized her from a description issued during a 911 call. He reportedly arrested her without incident. She now faces an additional felony charge of simple escape.