The search for the last of three escaped inmates from a jail located roughly 130 miles northwest of New Orleans continues, according to Louisiana authorities. The escape occurred on Wednesday when the inmates exploited a weakened wall to make their getaway.

The escapees have been identified as 24-year-olds Keith Eli and Johnathan Jevon Joseph, both from Opelousas, along with 26-year-old Joseph Allen Harrington from Melville. The trio allegedly crafted makeshift tools, including sheets, to climb over an outer wall, access the roof of the first floor, and then descend to freedom, as per a statement by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Tragically, Harrington ended his life with a hunting rifle on Thursday following a standoff with law enforcement at a residence in Port Barre, according to a report from The Associated Press.

Records from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office reveal Harrington faced nine felony charges prior to his escape, which included serious offenses like home invasion and aggravated assault with a firearm.

A composite image released by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff via Facebook shows the escaped inmates: Keith Eli on the left, Johnathan Jevon Joseph, and Joseph Allen Harrington.

Police nabbed the second escapee, Joseph, the next day following a foot chase. 

Sheriff’s officials said a tip led deputies to a home where he was hiding out, according to the report. He surrendered after fleeing to a nearby storage shed.

Joseph, also a convicted felon, was previously charged with principal first-degree rape, along with drug and gun offenses.

The inmates escaped St. Landry Parish Jail Wednesday in Louisiana. (Google Maps)

The third missing inmate, Eli, remains missing and is charged with attempted second-degree murder.

“We would prefer that he surrender himself peaceably, but we will not rest until he is captured,” St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz wrote in a statement obtained by the AP.

In May, 10 prisoners escaped a minimum-custody New Orleans jail after removing a toilet from a wall inside a cell and crawling through it.

Video cameras in the facility captured the brazen escape, with footage showing the group scaling a fence, using blankets to protect themselves from barbed wire, and running across an interstate to a nearby neighborhood where they changed clothes.

Inmates wrote messages including, “To Easy LOL” and “WE INNOCENT,” among other things, near the hole they used to flee the jail.

The last remaining fugitive, a four-time convicted killer, was arrested five months after the escape following a standoff with authorities in Atlanta.

Three jail employees have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, Fox News Digital previously reported.

An internal investigation has been initiated, and the jail supervisory staff will be providing a comprehensive report, according to Guidroz.