7 fugitives remain on the run after NOLA prison break; inside job suspected

Seven of the inmates who audaciously escaped from New Orleans jail on Friday have been captured but the remaining seven prisoners are still on the loose as leadership say they were helped by someone on the inside The seven escapees on the lam include persons charged with murder domestic abuse and burglary and law enforcement says it has strong and evolving leads on them as locality tips flow in Agents noted that several fugitives may have left the city or Louisiana and the community have been urged to stay alert not be alarmed and account any tips The FBI in a message revealed it has surged tools and is offering up to for tips leading to the arrest of the inmates AG CONCLUDES CHARGES IN GANG-RELATED NEVADA PRISON BRAWL THAT LEFT INMATES DEADAround officers are involved in the search with state and federal agencies coordinating efforts Anyone located to be aiding an escapee will be charged as an accomplice according to executives The seven fugitives still on the run are Jermaine Donald Antoine Massey Leo Tate Lenton Vanburen Derrick Groves Gary Price and Corey Boyd Louisiana State Police circulated images of the captured fugitives being led into a helicopter on Friday night Kendall Myles was apprehended after a brief foot chase through the French Quarter soon after the escape He had previously escaped twice from juvenile detention centers By Friday evening two more fugitives had been captured Personnel discovered Robert Moody in New Orleans thanks to a Crimestoppers tip according to Orleans Parish Sheriff s Office Dkenan Dennis was determined near the Chef Menteur Highway Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill reported on the social platform X ESCAPED NORTH CAROLINA INMATE HAS HISTORY OF TRYING TO FLEE LAW ENFORCEMENT Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson noted Friday it's unlikely the inmates could have escaped without certain kind of help Attorney General Liz Murrill stated that clearly dropped the ball and there s no excuse for this She is calling for a full review of the affair Three employees have been placed on suspension pending the ongoing review Video cameras captured inmates emerging out of a cell and running from Orleans Parish Justice Center the main jail facility in New Orleans before the group scaled a fence using blankets to protect themselves from barbed wire and ran across an interstate to a nearby neighborhood where they changed clothes A female civilian employee monitoring the pod stepped away to get food and missed the getaway according to personnel WATCH Orleans Parish inhabitants jail sheriff calls manhunt for escaped New Orleans inmates a fluid situation Representatives noted the video feed was not being actively monitored at the time but it was reviewed after the inmates were discovered missing hours later Three jail employees have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the probe government mentioned The gaping hole used by the escapees which appeared to have been hidden behind a toilet was in a first-floor jail cell Inmates wrote To Easy LOL and WE INNOCENT among other things near the large rectangular hole It is unclear whether the opening was created by the inmates or if it was already present Chief of Corrections Jeworski Jay Mallett revealed the hole could not have been created from the inside We know that this could not be removed from the inside so we are researching that to see exactly who entered these areas what kind of work was done if there was work being done and if this is an inside job Mallett disclosed Among the prevention issues identified by bureaucrats were faulty cell doors and low staffing The jail is only at staffing and at the time of the escape four supervisors and staff members were monitoring inmates government stated The escapees were not discovered missing until a routine headcount at a m Friday The three captured inmates and their charges are The fugitives on the run are The Associated Press contributed to this record