7 fugitives remain on the run after NOLA prison break; inside job suspected

Seven of the inmates who audaciously escaped from New Orleans jail on Friday have been captured but the remaining seven prisoners are still on the loose as officials say they were helped by someone on the inside The seven escapees on the lam include accused charged with murder domestic abuse and burglary and law enforcement says it has strong and current leads on them as region tips flow in Bureaucrats declared that several fugitives may have left the city or Louisiana and the general have been urged to stay alert not be alarmed and account any tips The FBI in a announcement disclosed it has surged support and is offering up to for tips leading to the arrest of the inmates AG CONCLUDES CHARGES IN GANG-RELATED NEVADA PRISON BRAWL THAT LEFT INMATES DEADAround officers are involved in the search with state and federal agencies coordinating efforts Anyone uncovered to be aiding an escapee will be charged as an accomplice according to leadership The seven fugitives still on the run are Jermaine Donald Antoine Massey Leo Tate Lenton Vanburen Derrick Groves Gary Price and Corey Boyd Louisiana State Police distributed images of the captured fugitives being led into a helicopter on Friday night Kendall Myles was apprehended after a brief foot chase through the French Quarter soon after the escape He had previously escaped twice from juvenile detention centers By Friday evening two more fugitives had been captured Functionaries identified Robert Moody in New Orleans thanks to a Crimestoppers tip according to Orleans Parish Sheriff s Office Dkenan Dennis was ascertained near the Chef Menteur Highway Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill declared on the social platform X ESCAPED NORTH CAROLINA INMATE HAS HISTORY OF TRYING TO FLEE LAW ENFORCEMENT Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson commented Friday it's unlikely the inmates could have escaped without certain kind of help Attorney General Liz Murrill commented that clearly dropped the ball and there s no excuse for this She is calling for a full examination of the episode Three employees have been placed on suspension pending the ongoing probe Video cameras captured inmates current out of a cell and running from Orleans Parish Justice Center the main jail facility in New Orleans before the group scaled a fence using blankets to protect themselves from barbed wire and ran across an interstate to a nearby neighborhood where they changed clothes A female civilian employee monitoring the pod stepped away to get food and missed the getaway according to leadership WATCH Orleans Parish citizens jail sheriff calls manhunt for escaped New Orleans inmates a fluid situation Officers stated the video feed was not being actively monitored at the time but it was reviewed after the inmates were discovered missing hours later Three jail employees have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the study agents announced The gaping hole used by the escapees which appeared to have been hidden behind a toilet was in a first-floor jail cell Inmates wrote To Easy LOL and WE INNOCENT among other things near the large rectangular hole It is unclear whether the opening was created by the inmates or if it was already present Chief of Corrections Jeworski Jay Mallett announced the hole could not have been created from the inside We know that this could not be removed from the inside so we are inspecting that to see exactly who entered these areas what kind of work was done if there was work being done and if this is an inside job Mallett explained Among the defense issues identified by representatives were faulty cell doors and low staffing The jail is only at staffing and at the time of the escape four supervisors and staff members were monitoring inmates officers stated The escapees were not discovered missing until a routine headcount at a m Friday The three captured inmates and their charges are The fugitives on the run are The Associated Press contributed to this statement