Overview
- Keith Eli, 24, jailed on an attempted second-degree murder charge, remains at large as detectives and SWAT pursue tips in St. Landry Parish.
- The trio escaped Dec. 3 by removing mortar and concrete blocks from a deteriorating upper wall, then used sheets to scale down from the jail roof.
- Johnathan Jevon Joseph, 24, was recaptured Friday after investigators tracked tips to a residence where he surrendered without incident.
- Joseph Allen Harrington, 26, died by suicide with a hunting rifle Thursday after officers located him at a home and urged him to come out.
- Sheriff Bobby Guidroz launched an internal investigation, while Parish President Jessie Bellard disputes claims of structural failure and points to understaffing and training, as officials cite a year of multiple Louisiana jail breaks including a May mass escape in New Orleans.