Orleans Parish DA on New Orleans prison inmates escape
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Emmitt Weber, 28, was held on a $1 million bond on a count of accessory after the fact to simple escape. He was among four people at a New Orleans East home in New Orleans East suspected of aiding the escaped inmates.
Four people accused of helping with a recent jailbreak at the Orleans Justice Center had their bonds set between $1 million and $2.5 million, according to court documents.
Ten men escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday and four have been apprehended, officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said.
According to former FBI supervisory special agent, the 10 violent criminals who escaped from a New Orleans jail last Friday likely had help on the inside.
Seven of the 10 escaped inmates who escaped a New Orleans jail on May 16 are still on the run, and have been described as "armed and dangerous."
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A team of over 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents is working around the clock to capture the remaining missing inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week,
An Orleans Justice Center inmate, who was not one of the 10 to escape last week, is facing new charges and accused of helping the others in the jailbreak, Louisiana
The escapees face a range of charges from aggravated assault and domestic abuse to murder. The youngest is 19, the oldest is 42.
Officials increased the reward for the capture of the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail as the manhunt entered a fifth day on Tuesday.
Three escapees have been recaptured. OPSO confirms security failures, potential inside assistance, and infrastructure problems at the jail.
FACT AND MORGAN AS WE HIT ONE WEEK SINCE THE ESCAPE, LOUISIANA STATE POLICE WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THEY’RE OUT AND ABOUT WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO TRACK EVERY TIP. THEY ALSO ARE REMINDING YOU ABOUT REWARDS FOR INFORMATION.