The district attorney in New Orleans fired back at the local sheriff who sought his recusal from the investigation into a massive 10-man escape from the county’s jail, escalating a two-week war of words between the two.

After Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, whose department runs the jail, filed a lawsuit seeking to bar Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams from investigating the jailbreak, Williams made clear his thoughts on the sheriff. 

“After this jailbreak, jail leadership should have immediately requested an independent forensic processing of that scene,” he said Thursday evening in a media release. “It’s hard not to see this agency as anything but compromised until any bad actors have been identified and rooted out.”

“The Sheriff’s Office’s time and resources were clearly misspent this week, and once again, this office finds itself two steps behind the moment,” the release continued. 

Derrick Groves was convicted in October of a double-homicide stemming from a shooting during Mardi Gras in 2018. After his conviction, he pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter in unrelated cases and was scheduled to be sentenced in July. He was being held in the jail until his sentencing.

Antoine Massey, a four-time escapee known locally for consistently evading law enforcement, also remains free. 

On Thursday, Crime Stoppers and the FBI both increased their rewards for information leading to the arrests of the pair. Each man now has a $50,000 bounty on his head. 

Two inmates, including a four-time convicted killer, are still on the loose after the jailbreak. (Louisiana State Police)

The eight other escapees have been caught as local, state and federal law enforcement continue to pour resources into ending the manhunt for good. 

Fourteen people have been arrested for assisting the escapees either before or after they broke out. 

Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Hutson, Williams, Murrill and the New Orleans Criminal District Court for comment.