2 New Orleans jail escapees remain at large
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Police have captured Lenton Vanburen Jr., Leo Tate Sr., Jermaine Donald, Corey Boyd, Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, Dkenan Dennis and Gary Price as well as over a dozen people accused of helping the escapees in some capacity.
The recent escape of 10 individuals from the New Orleans Correctional Center has quickly shifted from a public-safety crisis to a political flashpoint. Before we rush to judgment or call for heads to roll,
As of Tuesday, there are more alleged accomplices than fugitives. Two of the 10 escapees are still on the run, while a dozen others are charged with helping them either before or after May 16.
More than a week after 10 prisoners conducted a daring escape out a bathroom wall in a New Orleans jail, two inmates remain on the run, prompting an
On May 27, Williams put in an official request with state Attorney General Liz Murrill to take up the probe of the "operational failures" that led to the jailbreak. The investigation is still being led by the state Attorney General, as it had been.
The charges range from accessory after the fact to principal to simple escape. Investigators said the group aided the escapees in various ways.