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  • 1 week ago | 13wmaz.com | Nigell Moses

    NEW ORLEANS — Four more people have been arrested and hit with bonds ranging from $1 million to $2.5 million in connection with the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center, bringing the total number of alleged accomplices to nine. Four appeared in court on Saturday, including: Lenton J. Vanburen Sr., Angel McKey, Emmitt Weber, Trevon B. Williams during an Orleans Parish Criminal Court session on Zoom, according to NOLA.com. 48-year-old Lenton J.

  • 2 weeks ago | weareiowa.com | Nigell Moses

    NEW ORLEANS — Authorities have charged nine individuals in connection with the daring escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center last week, including civilians, an inmate and a maintenance worker. Among those charged are Lenton J. Vanburen Sr., Angel McKey, Emmitt Weber, Trevon B. Williams, Casey Smith, Connie Weeden, Cortnie Harris, Corvanntay Baptiste, and a maintenance worker, Sterling Williams. The charges range from accessory after the fact to principal to simple escape.

  • 2 weeks ago | 13wmaz.com | Nigell Moses

    AMITE, Louisiana — An inmate who escaped the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Thursday was recaptured on Friday, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. 22-year-old Tra’Von Johnson was arrested in Amite on Bennett Road. Authorities said Johnson escaped for the second time in a year. He is awaiting trial for his alleged role in a 2022 home invasion near Hammond that left one man dead and a child injured.

  • 2 weeks ago | kcentv.com | Nigell Moses

    NEW ORLEANS — Surveillance video captures the moment 10 inmates broke through a jail and ran towards the interstate early Friday morning. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shared a timeline of the events leading up to the jailbreak. The FBI is offering $5,000 for tips that would lead to the arrest of any of the inmates. According to OPSO, the escape began around 12:23 a.m. Friday, when detainees began tampering with a locked cell door.

  • 2 weeks ago | 13newsnow.com | Nigell Moses

    NEW ORLEANS — Surveillance video captures the moment 10 inmates broke through a jail and ran towards the interstate early Friday morning. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shared a timeline of the events leading up to the jailbreak. The FBI is offering $5,000 for tips that would lead to the arrest of any of the inmates. According to OPSO, the escape began around 12:23 a.m. Friday, when detainees began tampering with a locked cell door.

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