A manhunt for the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet entered its third day on Sunday.
A manhunt for the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet entered its third day on Sunday, with at least a dozen law enforcement agencies searching for them.
Seven of the 10 men remained at large Sunday, a spokesperson for the Louisiana State Police confirmed in an emailed statement to the Associated Press. The agency was unable to provide details about the scope and target of the investigation for security reasons, the email said. The spokesperson added that a multiagency task force was scouring the region for the remaining fugitives.
In a separate statement, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said on Sunday her office’s “main priority remains recovering the prisoners, protecting the public, securing and stabilizing the facility staff, and building.”New Orleans jail escape update
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry planned a 5 p.m. news conference with law enforcement agencies to provide an update on the search.
At least one of the escaped inmates was captured based on a tip from the public, according to a statement from the FBI on the social media platform X. The reward for information leading to the capture of inmates still at large has been increased to $5,000 from the ATF in addition to $2,000 from Crimestoppers and $5,000 from the FBI.
