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Two of the 10 inmates who recently escaped from a New Orleans jail have reportedly been seen on surveillance video walking the French Quarter.Newsweek reached out to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and FBI for comment.
Former U.S. Marshal Commander Lenny DePaul and retired FBI agent Bobby Chacon join "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss the likelihood of the seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail still being in the state.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana State Police on Monday (May 19) recaptured Gary C. Price, one of 10 inmates who escaped the Orleans Justice Center jail last Friday. Price, 21, is the fourth escapee to be recaptured since what Gov. Jeff Landry said is the biggest jailbreak in Louisiana history.
Seven of the 10 escaped inmates who escaped a New Orleans jail on May 16 are still on the run, and have been described as "armed and dangerous."
Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff's office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape.
The inmates, some of whom are facing murder charges, escaped from Orleans Parish Prison around 1 a.m. on May 16.
Officials have increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet.
Gov. Jeff Landry slammed progressive criminal justice policies in a Sunday night press conference amid a manhunt for dangerous prisoners who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail.