Roomies, this wild jail break outta New Orleans simply acquired a significant replace — and belief, the story is way from over. Authorities simply caught three extra of the ten inmates who escaped the Orleans Justice Middle earlier this month. And, the small print are simply as wild because the escape itself.
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Extra Inmates Caught
Officers 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 actually again in custody and going through further costs tied to the escape. In the meantime, two inmates are nonetheless on the run, and sure — the reward cash is trying actual good for anybody who helps discover them.
To this point, 13 folks have been arrested for allegedly serving to the escapees. The checklist contains one other inmate, a jail employee, and several other people on the surface. 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! One other particular person has been arrested and accused of aiding one escaped inmate from the Orleans Justice Middle — 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 night time in Slidell.
Authorities say Weeden despatched Donald money by way of a cellphone app whereas he was on the run. She’s now going through a felony accent cost and was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Middle.
How Did All Of This Start?
Now in case you missed it: the jailbreak went down on Might 16. Shortly after midnight, 10 inmates actually slipped out by way of a gap behind a rest room — 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 Straightforward LOL” written on the wall. To not point out, officers didn’t even discover they have been lacking till hours later.
The manhunt isn’t simply going through challenges on the bottom — it’s additionally operating into main political points. The town’s police historical past of misconduct and racial bias towards Black communities, paired with the state police’s report of extreme drive, has sophisticated the search. On prime of that, the jail system itself has been flagged for violating constitutional rights, making a critical roadblock in getting the general public totally on board.
Surveillance footage exhibits New Orleans inmates escaping from jail and operating throughout the freeway 👀 pic.twitter.com/PaQFu2xU67
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) Might 17, 2025
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What Do You Suppose Roomies?
