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New Orleans jail inmate Trevon Williams is among those accused of assisting 10 of his fellow inmates, who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center.

New Orleans jail inmate Trevon Williams is among those accused of assisting 10 of his fellow inmates, who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center.

As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from an audacious jailbreak, they are also confronting entrenched mistrust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

New Orleans jail worker, Sterling Williams, did not know about the men’s plan and did not allow the inmates to cut a pipe behind the toilet for their escape, attorney Michael Kennedy said.

Sterling Williams, a maintenance worker, is accused of aiding 10 inmates in a New Orleans prison escape, but his lawyer claims he was merely a tool, unaware of the plan.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they could escape through a hole behind it, a lawyer for a maintenance ...

Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they could escape through a hole behind it, a lawyer for a maintenance worker who is charged… ...

New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says by: JACK BROOK, Associated Press Posted: May 21, 2025 / 07:43 PM CDT Updated: May 21, 2025 / 08:47 PM CDT ...

The defense attorney laid out a very different narrative than that presented by authorities a day earlier, when Williams, 33, was arrested.

New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says The maintenance worker told law enforcement during an interview that an inmate had threatened to ...