BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Three inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail were recaptured on Monday.
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.
Baton Rouge Police shared that Lenton was found sitting on a bench near a department store in Hammond Aire Plaza around 6 p.m. after an anonymous tip.
Orleans parish inmate lenton vanburen (photo courtesy of brpd)
Jermaine Donald and Leo Tate were recaptured in Walker County, Texas.
The 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail on May 16 through a hole behind a toilet and scaled a wall without detection.
Two inmates, Derrick Groves and Antoine Massey, remain at large.
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