The five who remain at large “are considered to be armed and dangerous.”Five of the 10 inmates who fled the Orleans Justice Center on May 16 have been recaptured.The massive manhunt for five of the 10 inmates who escaped a New Orleans jail stretched into a sixth day on May 21, a day after the fifth inmate was recaptured and a maintenance worker was arrested in connection with the case.
Corey Boyd, 19, was taken into custody in New Orleans on May 20, according to Louisiana State Police. He fled the Orleans Justice Center while being held on charges of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery, and threatening a public official. Boyd now faces an additional charge of simple escape.Four other escapees have also been captured within New Orleans city limits and are now being held at the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
The five who remain at large “are considered to be armed and dangerous,” Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said, who lauded efforts to recapture the escapees.
Fifth inmate recaptured after New Orleans jail break; maintenance worker arrested
The hunt continued for Leo Tate, Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Lenton Vanburen and Antoine Massey. Vanburen, Donald and Groves all are charged with second-degree murder, officials said.
How did the inmates escape from the New Orleans jail?
The sheriff’s office has said the inmates appeared to have used a tool to cut through steel bars behind the toilet and sink fixture. Multiple outlets have reported that they left behind a mocking message on the wall that read: “To Easy LoL.”
Jail employee Sterling Williams, 33, has been charged with multiple counts of being a principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office. Williams told investigators he complied with a demand from one of the inmates to shut off the water to a cell, allowing the escapees to rip out a toilet and sink unit and climb through the hole in the wall that was created, Murrill said in a statement.
In the arrest affidavit, Williams said one of the inmates threatened to stab him with a “shank” − a homemade knife − if he didn’t follow instructions.
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