Sheriff says ‘defective’ locks were a key factor in Louisiana jailbreak by 10 men
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff’s office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape. As the manhunt for the remaining seven fugitives stretches into a new week, officials continue to […]
NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) -- Deputies arrested two individuals for allegedly assisting fugitives after the Orleans Justice Center escape, authorities said. Cortnie Harris, 32, of New Orleans and Corvanntay Baptiste, 38, of Sidell were arrested after the investigators discovered their involvement in assisting the fugitives. Harris and Baptiste were charged…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At least a dozen law enforcement agencies are searching Saturday for seven of the 10 men who broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall. A law enforcement photograph obtained by The Associated Press shows…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three days after a 10 men escaped a New Orleans jail by slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, seven of them remain on the run Monday, and up to $20,000 in rewards was being offered for information leading to the capture…