Posted on 05/16/2025 10:56:25 AM PDT by CFW
Eleven inmates considered "armed and dangerous" escaped a New Orleans jail Friday morning, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said. The inmates were discovered missing during a routine headcount conducted at 8:30 a.m. at the Orleans Parish Jail, according to the sheriff's office. They are believed to have escaped sometime just after midnight.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said one inmate has since been apprehended in downtown New Orleans through facial recognition, caught by a surveillance camera. Louisiana State Police identified the escapee as Kendall Myles and said Myles tried to flee on foot before being apprehended "without further incident."
The rest of the escapees are believed to be in New Orleans, police said. The Orleans Parish Jail was on lockdown.
"A search for the individuals is currently underway, OPSO is working with local and state law enforcement agencies on the search to return them to custody," the Orleans Parish Sheriff's office said in a statement.
Kirkpatrick said during a news conference that the New Orleans police, including their violent offender warrant squad, the FBI and the U.S. Marshals joined the hunt to find the escaped inmates — all violent offenders being held on the same jail tier. The Louisiana State Police were also searching.
Police were still waiting midday Friday for a complete set of photos of the escaped inmates, Kirkpatrick said. She said they notified some victims of the escapees, several who are facing murder charges or other violent charges. Police removed a family from their homes and took them to safety, Kirkpatrick said.
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Release the hounds!
“I’d love to see New Orleans but that is pretty scary.”
Anecdotally, I’ve heard that any areas out of the French Quarter or Garden District are at best iffy.
But I have to admit that I’ve never been there. I’m sure there are a number of Freepers who know the city much better.
I like. My kind of neighbors.
ELEVEN??? Good grief
These aren't lightweights.
Several of the escapees are facing murder or other violent charges.
More info at above link, pics below:
New Orleans jail inmates charged with murder, other crimes make daring escape: ‘Urgent situation’
Video below explaining how they escaped and showing video of them doing so. Obviously, no one was monitoring the video cameras.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3s4SDOImHc
Three employees have been suspended.
“This is the same incompetent twit that said that animal that ran down people on Bourbon street “got around our barriers”.”
You should have added the part where she said that it was not terrorist-related. ;-)
The city is now almost 100% minorities. It is best to avoid that whole area. Everyone with any sense has moved North of Lake Pontchartrain in the small cities up there. People cleared out after Katrina and the city has never recovered.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing. The guy is a malignant narcissist.
CC
Looks like any of the areas I have lived in over the past 50 years ! Nice photo, thank you.
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