Roomies, this wild jail break outta New Orleans simply obtained a serious replace — and belief, the story is way from over. Authorities simply caught three extra of the ten inmates who escaped the Orleans Justice Center earlier this month. And, the main points are simply as wild because the escape itself.
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More Inmates Caught
Officials say, Lenton Vanburen, 26, was caught in Baton Rouge, whereas Leo Tate, 31, and Jermaine Donald, 42, have been taken down in Texas after main police on a high-speed chase close to Houston. All three are now again in custody and dealing with further prices tied to the escape. Meanwhile, two inmates are nonetheless on the run, and sure — the reward cash is trying actual good for anybody who helps discover them.
So far, 13 folks have been arrested for allegedly serving to the escapees. The record consists of one other inmate, a jail employee, and several other people on the skin. For info resulting in the arrests of the remaining escapees, authorities have introduced awards of as much as $20,000 per inmate.
Not Grandma Going To Jail!
Chile, it’s getting deeper! Another particular person has been arrested and accused of aiding one escaped inmate from the Orleans Justice Center — and this time, it’s household. Louisiana State Police say 59-year-old Connie Weeden, who sources say is the grandmother of lately caught, Jermaine Donald, was arrested Thursday evening in Slidell.
Authorities say Weeden despatched Donald money by means of a cellphone app whereas he was on the run. She’s now dealing with a felony accent cost and was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center.
How Did All Of This Begin?
Now in case you missed it: the jailbreak went down on May 16. Shortly after midnight, 10 inmates actually slipped out by means of a gap behind a bathroom — no, we’re not making this up. As beforehand reported by The Shade Room, a jail upkeep employee allegedly turned off the water, which let the group take away the bathroom and dip out. The wildest half? They left the message “Too Easy LOL” written on the wall. Not to say, officers didn’t even discover they have been lacking till hours later.
The manhunt isn’t simply dealing with challenges on the bottom — it’s additionally working into main political points. The metropolis’s police historical past of misconduct and racial bias towards Black communities, paired with the state police’s file of extreme power, has difficult the search. On high of that, the jail system itself has been flagged for violating constitutional rights, making a severe roadblock in getting the general public absolutely on board.
Surveillance footage exhibits New Orleans inmates escaping from jail and working throughout the freeway 👀 pic.twitter.com/PaQFu2xU67
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) May 17, 2025
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What Do You Think Roomies?