District attorney issues subpoenas requesting compliance from Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office after jailbreak
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams issued two subpoenas requiring compliance from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office following the New Orleans jailbreak.
Williams said one of the subpoenas will request the sheriff's office to preserve relevant logs, surveillance and data leading up to and after the escape. The other subpoena requests voluntary compliance from OPSO employees, staff and contractors as part of the investigation.
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Thursday's subpoenas come after Williams said he learned that the sheriff's office did not request any forensic processing from the New Orleans Police Department in the cell used during the escape.
'As part of the ongoing inquiry, I reached out to Superintendent Kirkpatrick to ask whether the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office had requested formal forensic processing of the scene of the escape. The Superintendent confirmed that the NOPD Crime Lab had received no such request, and she immediately made Crime Lab Director Dr. Shamika Kelley available to conduct an on-site assessment. Dr. Kelley, along with Chief Nicole Powell and their team, quickly mobilized and accompanied me to the OJC facility to begin processing the crime scene,' said Williams in a statement after visiting the jail Thursday afternoon.
Attorney General Murrill and District Attorney Jason Williams tour Orleans Parish Jail
Williams' statement also discussed accountability.
'It is critically important to get all fugitives back into custody. But it is equally important that we identify and hold accountable anyone who facilitated or assisted with this historic jailbreak,' said Williams.District attorney issues subpoenas requesting compliance from Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office after jailbreak
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