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Sawed pipes and taunting messages: How a mass escape exposed a New Orleans jail's security failures
The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...
New Orleans jail maintenance worker charged with aiding jailbreak
Sterling Williams, 33, was a maintenance worker who cut the water to a jail cell, allowing 10 men to escape, investigators ...
Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates to escape after stabbing threat
Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office maintenance worker in connection with the escape of 10 inmates.
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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 ... is charged with helping them said Wednesday. The worker, Sterling Williams, did not know about the men’s plan and did not ...
Nine charged in connection with massive New Orleans jailbreak, including maintenance worker
The charges range from accessory after the fact to principal to simple escape. Investigators said the group aided the escapees in various ways.
Retired FBI agent warns New Orleans prison escape 'should get everyone's attention'
A retired FBI expert says the New Orleans jail escape exposes critical staffing shortage and other issues after 10 inmates ...