New Orleans, Jail and Audacious Escape
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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,
Five men — Antoine Massey, Lenton Vanburen, Jermaine Donald, Leo Tate and Derrick Groves — remain at large as of Thursday morning, with no new arrests Wednesday. Here are four things to know today. Slidell resident Corvanntay Baptiste, 38, and New Orleans resident Cortnie Harris, 32, were arrested for allegedly helping the escapees, police said.
The massive manhunt for five of the 10 inmates who fled a New Orleans jail stretched into a sixth day on May 21, and the escape's investigation has now yielded three alleged accomplices. Louisiana State Police said Wednesday they have arrested two women,
Derrick Groves, one of five Orleans Parish jail escapees, urged by his aunt to surrender. Sheriff Hutson suspends re-election campaign amid security concerns.
At 9:50 a.m., Project NOLA cameras caught two escapees in the French Quarter. One escaped inmate, Kendell Myles, was arrested less than two hours later. He was found hiding under a car in the Hotel Monteleone garage.
On Tuesday (May 20), Corey Boyd, 19, who was being held on serious charges including second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery, and threatening a public official, was apprehended on the fifth day of the ongoing search.