New booking photos released of recaptured Louisiana inmates as manhunt continues
Louisiana law enforcement representatives distributed new booking pictures of four captured inmates who escaped a jail in New Orleans as they face new charges The Louisiana Department of Populace Safety published new booking pictures for Kendell Myles Robert Moody Gary Price and Dkenan Dennis all of whom are accused of escaping the Orleans Justice Center on Friday Six inmates are still at large Price who was arrested Monday faces new charges of simple escape possession of a controlled substance and unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling He was initially arrested for attempted first-degree murder domestic abuse and aggravated assault Myles was also charged with simple escape after he was uncovered hiding under a car in a hotel parking lot on May Moody and Dennis too were charged with simple escape a Louisiana State Police spokeswoman communicated Fox News Digital LOUISIANA JAIL WORKER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY HELPING INMATES ESCAPE ORLEANS PARISH FACILITYSterling Williams an employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office was arrested Tuesday and charged with counts of principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office according to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's office Williams allegedly shut off water to the cell that the inmates escaped from and rather than reporting the inmates Murrill stated Williams helped them He allegedly explained detectives that the escapees threatened to shank him if he didn't help them break out of the jail according to an arrest affidavit LOUISIANA STATE POLICE CAPTURES TH ESCAPED INMATE IN NOLA PRISON BREAK STILL AT LARGEWilliams advised police that one of the escaped inmates attempted to grab his phone and get him to bring a book with cash app information He was booked into jail on Tuesday This is a continuing review and we will provide updates as often as workable We will uncover all the facts eventually and anyone who aided and abetted will be prosecuted to the full extent the law allows I encourage anyone who knows anything and even those who may have provided assistance to come forward now to obtain the best attainable outcome in their particular scenario Murrill reported Derrick Groves who was convicted of killing two men on Mardi Gras in New Orleans in is one of the escapees still on the run He was awaiting sentencing when he broke out of jail In a announcement given to the New Orleans City Council on Tuesday Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson took full accountability for the jailbreak It is deeply troubling to me as your sheriff and I know it is equally troubling for you the populace who we are sworn to protect Hutson disclosed Hutson reported in a Facebook comment she takes full accountability for what happened This breach happened under my leadership occurred on my watch and it is my responsibility to ensure it is addressed with urgency and transparency she commented The following fugitives are still at large Fox News' Peter D'Abrosca and Alexandra Koch contributed to this overview
