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New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says
New Orleans — Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they ...
Fifth inmate recaptured and a maintenance worker arrested days after breakout at New Orleans jail
A fifth inmate was recaptured following a breakout at a New Orleans jail last week, authorities announced, the same day a ...
5 New Orleans jail inmates still on the run after maintenance worker is arrested for allegedly helping them break out
Fifth Fugitive Arrested from OPSO Inmate Escape Law enforcement agencies working collectively to locate the inmates who ...
New Orleans jail worker charged with helping 10 inmates escape was just doing his job, his lawyer says
Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they could escape ...
New Orleans jail worker says he was unclogging toilet, not aiding escape
A lawyer for the maintenance worker accused of aiding 10 inmates escape a New Orleans jail said they rooked him into helping ...
Day 5: Jail worker arrested; 5 fugitives still on the run
DA staff, victims say they’re in hiding. City leaders demand answers as fallout grows.
Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates after threat
A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested after admitting he turned water off to a toilet covering a hole in a ...
The New Orleans jail escape went unnoticed for hours. Here's how it unfolded, sparking a manhunt.
Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, sparking a massive search for the group.
Men who escaped New Orleans jail had hourslong head start before staff knew they were gone
Nearly a week after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail by crawling through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a fence, ...
New Orleans attorney says maintenance worker accused in jail escape is innocent
Sterling Williams' attorney said he was not threatened into helping the inmates escape and that he was simply the maintenance worker on duty the night of the plot.