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New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says
New Orleans — Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they ...
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After jailbreak, New Orleans DA asks Sheriff Hutson to turn over evidence and process scene
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson faced a new round of criticism Thursday over last week's brazen jailbreak and her ...
New Orleans sheriff halts reelection campaign as five jail escapees remain at large
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail where 10 inmates escaped last week, announced Tuesday that she is ...
A maintenance worker is charged in connection with the New Orleans jail break
In an arrest affidavit, Sterling Williams said one of the inmates who later escaped had threatened to “shank” him if he did ...
Attorney for maintenance worker says he is being used as tool by inmates, fall guy by sheriff
Sterling Williams' attorney said he was not threatened into helping the inmates escape and that he was simply the maintenance worker on duty the night of the plot.