UPDATE: 7 Louisiana Inmates, Including 4 Accused Murderers, Still At Large After Scaling Jail Wall
Share and Follow

Two more of the 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail have been captured.

As WDSU reported, Robert Moody and DKenan Dennis were taken into custody. Moody was captured around 7:30 p.m. Friday by Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies near Central City. Officers found Dennis the same day near Chef Menteur Highway and Dale Street in New Orleans East.

Both inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail along with eight others. One other escapee was captured before Moody and Dennis.

As previously reported by CrimeOnline, authorities found Kendall Myles, 20, hiding under a car in a parking garage at Hotel Monteleone.

The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the inmates tampered with a defective cell door, broke it open, breached a wall behind a toilet, and escaped through a supply dock door.

Authorities believe the inmates also scaled a wall and crossed the interstate. WWL reported that although the jail was on lockdown during the escape, defective locks and doors allowed them to flee.

The inmates still at large are Antoine Massey, Lenton Vanburen, Leo Tate, Derrick Groves, Jermain Donald, Corey Boyd, and Gary Price. According to NOLA.com, some face charges including murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.

ABC News reported that Boyd, Vanburen, Donald, and Groves face second-degree murder charges.

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick urged the public to remain alert. “We don’t want panic, but we do want people to be mindful,” she said. Authorities said they moved a group of people believed to be victims of the escapees to safety.

WDSU reported that Sheriff Susan Hutson said the escape would have been “impossible without help” from within the department. She said the inmates used a tool — which they could not access on their own — to dig a hole in the cell wall.

“We are launching a full investigation to determine how this escape occurred, including reviewing facility protocols, staff performance, and physical security measures,” Hutson said, according to ABC News.

The escaped inmates are considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about their whereabouts should call Crime Stoppers at 504-822-1111

[Feature Photo: Orleans Parish Justice Center]

Share and Follow
You May Also Like

Mother accused of stabbing children claiming they were ‘possessed by evil spirits’ and setting fire: District Attorney

Inset: Wendy Tolbert (Chicago Police Department). Background: Wendy Tolbert’s home in Chicago,…

Stepchildren’s abuser faces consequences for using extension cord to whip them

Lerenzo Legardy (Dona Ana County Jail). A New Mexico man who took…

A man from Hawthorne arrested for possessing a “lost” gun and dealing drugs in large amounts following a traffic stop

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – William Blas Hernandez, 27, of Hawthorne, was…

PROSECUTOR’S DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, CRIES IN COURT: KOHBERGER GUILTY

Bryan Kohberger, in court this week, admits he killed four University of…

DA: Man assaults woman using rock and screwdriver before raping her

Inset: Daysnel Hernandez (Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office). Background: The area by the underpass…

A woman apprehends the perpetrator who took a boy selling water, as reported by the police.

Mikaya Williams (Jacksonville Sheriff”s Office). Background: Intersection of Edgewood Avenue and Moncrief…

Accused of murder attempts to pay fellow inmate to silence witnesses, according to police.

Inset: DeAndre Williams (Milwaukee County Jail). Background: Williams during his first hearing…

Woman used bug bombs to force family out of apartment: Police

Ervyana Davis (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via WZTV). A Tennessee woman is…