The sweeping manhunt sparked by a Louisiana Prison Break has led to seven arrests of alleged accomplices accused of assisting ten inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans on May 16.
With five escapees still at large, investigators are uncovering the extent of a carefully orchestrated operation that may involve additional inmates and jail employees.
“This was a coordinated effort aided by individuals inside our own agency who made the choice to break the law,” Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said during a tense city council meeting.
“There were procedural failures. And missed notifications. But there were also intentional wrongdoings.”
A Bold Louisiana Prison Break
The inmates escaped through a hole hidden behind a toilet in a handicapped cell. They used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to cut through the cell wall, then replaced the toilet to hide the escape route. Towels were reportedly used to scale the barbed wire surrounding the facility.
