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Eight of Ten New Orleans Jail Escapees Captured; Seven Charged in Aiding Breakout

A multiagency investigation has led to charges against seven alleged accomplices after eight inmates were recaptured from the May 16 breakout.

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Two escaped inmates remain on the loose after eight others were recaptured from the New Orleans jail break.
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Overview

  • The inmates exploited defective cell locks and a breached wall behind a toilet to slip through a supply dock and scale the perimeter fence.
  • Lenton Vanburen was arrested in Baton Rouge and Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were taken into custody in Texas this week, bringing the recapture total to eight.
  • Antoine T. Massey and Derrick Groves remain at large as state police, the FBI and local agencies pursue leads with a combined $20,000 reward.
  • Seven people, including a jail maintenance worker accused of turning off water to the escape cell, face accessory charges for allegedly facilitating the breakout.
  • Governor Jeff Landry ordered an aggressive multiagency response; the Orleans Justice Center is under audit and three jail employees have been suspended pending the investigation.