Mistrust in law enforcement complicates the search for the New Orleans jail escapees
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from an audacious jailbreak, they are also confronting entrenched mistrust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Nearly a week after 10 inmates yanked open a faulty cell door inside a city jail and moved the toilet to squeeze through a hole, five remain on the lam. […]
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Orleans Justice Center is on lock down after multiple inmates escaped Friday morning, May 16. According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, the inmates were discovered missing around 8:30 a.m. during a routine headcount. OPSO deputies and partnering state law enforcement agencies are actively searching…
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Orleans Justice Center is on lock down after multiple inmates escaped Friday morning, May 16. According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, the inmates were discovered missing around 8:30 a.m. during a routine headcount. OPSO deputies and partnering state law enforcement agencies are actively searching…
ATLANTA (AP) — A monthslong search for the only Louisiana inmate still on the run after an audacious May jailbreak ended Wednesday when authorities say they found him hiding in a basement crawl space under an Atlanta home, bringing the last of the 10 escapees into custody. Derrick Groves, 28,…