LA- 11 inmates escape from Orleans jail, including multiple accused murderers. May 16, 2025

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Eleven adult men escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday and should be considered armed and dangerous, officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office warned.

One of the inmates, Kendall Myles, has been apprehended in the French Quarter, a tourist hot spot less than 3 miles from the Orleans Justice Center, the Louisiana State Police said.

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said a "group of people" believed to be victims of the inmates were immediately removed from their homes and "taken to safety." She appealed to witnesses of the inmates' crimes to do the same.


Kirkpatrick said its "more than likely" the inmates had help and have changed out of their jail clothes.

7 men at large after escape from New Orleans jail, including 4 charged with murder

Ten men escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday and three were apprehended, officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said.

abcnews.go.com

New Orleans jail escape: What we know

According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, the escape was discovered at 8:30 a.m. Friday during a routine head count.

www.wdsu.com

 

[justtrish]

This is just so unbelievable. 11 inmates just dig a hole and walk out. Hopefully they are found quickly.

 

[vls12345]

Photo from inside Orleans Parish Jail shows escape hole, message: ‘To (sic) easy lol’

WWL Louisiana obtained an image appearing to show how inmates escaped; scribbled message raises new concerns about jail security.

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[imstilla.grandma]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1923455562974376328

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*The Orleans Parish Justice Center is on full lockdown Friday and a manhunt is underway after an escape happened at the jail.

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Live coverage: 9 inmates on the run after escape at Orleans Parish jail

It is unclear when the escape happened or how many inmates are missing.

www.wdsu.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the men were able to get out of the Orleans Justice Center because of “defective locks.” Hutson said she has continuously raised concerns about the locks to officials and, as recently as this week, advocated for money to fix the ailing infrastructure.

“We do acknowledge there is no way people can get out of this facility without there being some type of lapse in security,” Hutson said of the jail, where she says 1,400 people are being held. “It’s almost impossible, not completely, but almost impossible for anybody to get out of this facility without help.”

Sheriff says there are indications 10 escapees from New Orleans jail had inside help

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson says there are indications that the 10 people who escaped from a New Orleans jail received help in their escape from people in the department

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[Little Jack]

Well. That's not good.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

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Lone guard assigned to watch cell pod had left to get food when 10 men escaped New Orleans jail, sheriff's office said

Lone guard assigned to watch cell pod had left to get food when 10 men escaped New Orleans jail, sheriff's office said.

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[imstilla.grandma]

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[imstilla.grandma]

The cameras that captured the escape are several of about 900 at the facility, authorities said. On the night of the escape, a corrections monitoring technician, a civilian, was monitoring Pod 1D. Civilians are assigned to those roles when deputies aren't available, officials said. When the technician stepped away from the monitor to eat, the inmates escaped by slipping through the damaged pipe chase area at the rear of the cell.

3 New Orleans jail workers suspended after 10 inmates escape. Up to $7K in rewards offered.

"We have reason to believe there was assistance in this. ... There is much more than meets the eye," Sheriff Susan Hutson said at a Friday evening media briefing, citing "suspicious" timing with respect to the imminent sheriff's race.

www.nola.com

 

[SBurrus]

I'm just sort of surprised there isn't more discussion about this.

It's almost summer...and now we have our annual manhunt underway. It seems there's always some kind of interesting prison break event around this time each year.

 

[Sor Juana]

Third inmate captured after 10 men escape from New Orleans jail, source says

Dkenan Dennis was arrested on Dale Street in New Orleans East, according a source close to the investigation.

 

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[BayouBelle_LA]

Hutson, her deputy corrections chief, Jeworski “Jay” Mallett and her spokesperson, Casey McGee, said investigators suspected someone inside inside the Sheriff's office may have aided in the escape.

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He added that some fixtures were removed and that he did not believe it could be removed from inside the facility.

Hutson also faced questions about a purported delay in her reporting of the escape, both to law enforcement and the public.
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Hutson’s office issued its first public alert at 10:50 a.m., well over two hours after the escape was first discovered.

Sheriff Susan Hutson, top deputy say 'inside job' possible in New Orleans mass jail escape

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson and her top jail deputy provided new details Friday afternoon on a mass escape from the city lockup, saying that nine inmates remain on the

www.nola.com

 

[CalliopeMuse]

The cameras that captured the escape are several of about 900 at the facility, authorities said. On the night of the escape, a corrections monitoring technician, a civilian, was monitoring Pod 1D. Civilians are assigned to those roles when deputies aren't available, officials said. When the technician stepped away from the monitor to eat, the inmates escaped by slipping through the damaged pipe chase area at the rear of the cell.

3 New Orleans jail workers suspended after 10 inmates escape. Up to $7K in rewards offered.

"We have reason to believe there was assistance in this. ... There is much more than meets the eye," Sheriff Susan Hutson said at a Friday evening media briefing, citing "suspicious" timing with respect to the imminent sheriff's race.

www.nola.com

According to the original article, they broke out of the prison around 1 AM, after the person monitoring the cameras for their 'pod' went to get something to eat. Their absence wasn't discovered until the 8:30 AM head-count. Does this mean that the cameras don't show the interior of the pods? I assume that if they did, that the technician might have noticed that their beds were empty when he or she returned?

Then they didn't notify the NOLA police of the breakout until 10:30 AM, even though New Orleans would be a likely destination. Two of the guys that they re-caught were apprehended there.

This is, of course, a very serious matter, considering that some of these dudes have been accused of murder. But I'm not gonna lie: the sheriff's insinuation that the escape might have been the result of a political dirty trick borders on the hilarious.

 

[Little Jack]

According to the original article, they broke out of the prison around 1 AM, after the person monitoring the cameras for their 'pod' went to get something to eat. Their absence wasn't discovered until the 8:30 AM head-count. Does this mean that the cameras don't show the interior of the pods? I assume that if they did, that the technician might have noticed that their beds were empty when he or she returned?

Then they didn't notify the NOLA police of the breakout until 10:30 AM, even though New Orleans would be a likely destination. Two of the guys that they re-caught were apprehended there.

This is, of course, a very serious matter, considering that some of these dudes have been accused of murder. But I'm not gonna lie: the sheriff's insinuation that the escape might have been the result of a political dirty trick borders on the hilarious.

How did they know the civilian monitoring the camera had "stepped away". Was it just an amazingly lucky coincidence for them? Or was that camera actually very rarely monitored in reality ...

 

[Vaderman]

Stunning level of incompetence. I'm also surprised this hasn't made been dominating the news.

 

[Vaderman]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/18/us/new-orleans-louisiana-inmates-escape

A third of the security cameras in the facility are currently inoperable, including three cameras in the unit from which the escape occurred, according to the sheriff’s office.

 

[HMSHood]

This looks like an inside job. It is like Prison Break.

 

[imstilla.grandma]