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A jail plumber pleaded not guilty Thursday after being accused of turning off the water to help 10 detainees flee the New Orleans lockup through a hole behind a ripped-out
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly 10 weeks after what Gov. Jeff Landry called the largest jailbreak in Louisiana history, nine of the 10 accused fugitives pleaded not guilty Wednesday (July 23) to charges of simple escape.
Lester Duhé, spokesperson for the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, confirmed to USA TODAY that the nine men pleaded not guilty to escape charges.
Former Orleans Parish jail maintenance worker Sterling Williams made his first court appearance, pleading not guilty to 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office.
Mark Hunter Jr., the 24-year-old Belle Chasse man accused of attempted second-degree for allegedly driving into two law enforcement officers on Bourbon Street last weekend, has had previous run-ins with the law.