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Sixth Orleans Parish Jail escapee captured in Baton Rouge, attorney general says

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The sixth inmate who escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail has been recaptured in Baton Rouge.

According to a social media post from Attorney General Liz Murrill, Lenton Vanburen, 26, was picked up in Baton Rouge by the Baton Rouge Police and the Louisiana State Police.

Lenton was incarcerated on charges of parole violation, possession of a firearm by a felon, and illegal carrying of a weapon. He will face additional charges related to the escape, Murrill says.

Four inmates, Derrick Groves, Jermaine Donald, Antoine Massey, and Leo Tate, are still at large.

The 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail on May 16 through a hole behind a toilet and scaled a wall without detection.

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