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The arrests come as half the escaped inmates remain at large, and Louisiana police scramble to find them Two women have been charged with accessory after the fact for allegedly helping men escaping prison in Louisiana 10 men escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison last week,
Leo Tate, who has multiple felony convictions, was supposed to be transferred from the New Orleans jail to a Louisiana prison.
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Williams told ABC News that Alison Morgado, chief of Victims Witness Support for the DA’s office, reached out to the alleged victim on Friday but the number they had on file was out of service. She said Morgado eventually got in touch with him and two members of his family on Monday.
Louisiana officials released new booking pictures of inmates that have been recaptured after they escaped jail on Friday.
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said OPSO mishandled evidence and that the state was responsible for some inmate delays.
Last week, 10 inmates escaped a New Orleans prison. Five escapees have been recaptured, while five remain at large and are "armed and dangerous."
Surveillance cameras at a prison in New Orleans captured the moment a group of inmates managed to escape and their subsequent mad dash toward the nearest roadway.