Three Orleans Parish Jail escapees recaptured on Monday, two still at-large
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.
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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.
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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.
UPDATE: Two more inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail have been recaptured. According to authorities, Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were arrested in Walker County, Texas by the Texas Department of Public Safety. ORIGINAL STORY: BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The sixth inmate who escaped from the…
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…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge man was arrested after being accused of helping an escaped inmate found in Baton Rouge. According to an affidavit, Orleans Parish Jail escapee Lenton Vanburen was arrested in the 9600 block of Old Hammond Highway on May 26. During a search…