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The Independent
28-05-2025
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- The Independent
Watch: Moment two News Orleans prison escapees are recaptured by police after high speed chase
This is the moment two escaped prisoners are recaptured by police after a high speed chase. Bodycam footage from the Huntsville Police Department shows two New Orleans Parish jail escapees, Leo Tate, 31 and Jermaine Donald, 42, being taken into custody in Walker County, Texas on Monday (26 May). Officers can be seen pulling Tate from the back of a white SUV and Donald from the front passenger seat following the pursuit. The two were part of a larger group of eleven inmates who initially escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16 by cutting a hole in the facility. With Tate and Donald's recapture, eight of the escapees have now been sent to a state correctional facility, but two still remain at large.
USA Today
28-05-2025
- USA Today
How many inmates are still on the run from New Orleans jail? What are their charges?
How many inmates are still on the run from New Orleans jail? What are their charges? Authorities are still searching for some of the 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail on May 16. Here's what to know about the remaining escapees. Show Caption Hide Caption New Orleans escapees arrested in Texas, police body cam footage shows Two New Orleans escapees Jermaine Donald and Leo Tate, were captured in Texas, according to Huntsville Police Department. The massive manhunt for 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail stretched into its 12th day May 28 as two remaining escapees continued to evade authorities. The inmates fled the Orleans Parish jail on May 16. Authorities said the group pulled open defective cell doors, ripped out a toilet to create a hole in the jail and then climbed a wall to escape. Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams told USA TODAY the escape appeared to be an "inside job." At least 13 people have been arrested for allegedly aiding the inmates. Authorities are offering awards of up to $20,000 per inmate for information leading to their arrests. Louisiana State Police have pledged to "pursue every lead" until the inmates who remain at-large are once again in custody. Here's what to know about the inmates who are being sought: How many inmates are still on the run from New Orleans jail? Two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the jail are still at-large. Kendell Myles, Robert Moody and Dkenan Dennis were taken back in custody within hours of their escape. Days later, Gary Price and Corey Boyd were nabbed in New Orleans, according to Louisiana State Police. On May 26, Lenton Vanburen was captured in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were arrested in Walker County, Texas. Which inmates are still at large? The search is continuing for Antoine Massey, 32, and Derrick Groves, 27. More: Who are the inmates still on the run from a New Orleans jail? What did Derrick Groves do? Here are his charges Groves was convicted of two charges of second-degree murder and two charges of attempted second-degree murder in October in connection with a shooting during Mardi Gras in 2018. Groves also has been awaiting sentencing on a manslaughter charge since October. He also faces a charge of battery against a correctional facility employee, the Associated Press reported, citing court records. What did Antoine Massey do? Here are his charges Massey is charged with domestic abuse involving strangulation and theft of a motor vehicle, according to Orleans Parish records. There also is a warrant for his arrest in St. Tammany Parish for second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, domestic abuse involving strangulation and violation of a protective order involving battery stemming from an incident in November, the parish's sheriff's office told USA TODAY. Contributing: John Bacon and Michael Loria
Washington Post
28-05-2025
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- Washington Post
New Orleans jail escapees caught following car chase in Texas; 2 inmates still on the run
BATON ROUGE, La. — Only two of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees remain on the run Tuesday after police captured two men Monday following a high-speed pursuit in Texas and another man they found sitting on a bench in Louisiana thanks to an anonymous tip. Police dashboard and body camera footage, obtained by The Associated Press, appears to show two escapees — Leo Tate, 31, and Jermaine Donald, 42 — fleeing from police, reaching speeds up to 80 mph (129 kph), in a white SUV in Walker County, Texas.
Fox News
27-05-2025
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- Fox News
Texas video shows high-speed chase that nabbed escaped Louisiana inmates; another alleged accomplice arrested
Texas authorities released video showing the pursuit and arrest of two New Orleans jail inmates who escaped on May 16. Both Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were arrested on Monday following a high-speed chase that ended in Walker County, Texas, according to the Louisiana State Police. Donald and Tate were arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety in an operation that included several law enforcement agencies. Video released by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows the suspects' vehicle going in the wrong direction before eventually being stopped by law enforcement officials. Body-camera video shows one of the men being pulled out of the SUV's passenger window by Texas authorities, when he was then re-arrested. The other inmate was pulled out of the car through the passenger door. "Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were arrested on May 26th after leading law enforcement officers from several agencies on a high-speed chase through the Huntsville area," the Huntsville, Texas Police Department wrote on Facebook. "The pursuit ended near US 190 and Geneva, where both subjects were taken into custody." WATCH: Texas authorities release dashcam video of inmates' arrest Tate and Donald escaped the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 16 along with eight other inmates at the facility. Donald was initially charged with second-degree murder, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm or weapon by a felon and obstruction of justice. Tate was charged with simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, possession of a firearm or weapon by a felon, illegal carrying of a weapon, motor vehicle theft and multiple drug counts. Lenton Vanburen, who also escaped from the Orleans Justice Center, was also arrested on Monday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to WDSU, Daishanae Massey was arrested on Tuesday and booked on a charge of accessory after the fact. Fourteen people have been arrested for allegedly helping the inmates who escaped. Massey is accused of helping Antoine Massey, according to officials. Two men who escaped the facility are still at large:
CNN
27-05-2025
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- CNN
3 more New Orleans inmates captured today, leaving 2 at large
CNN — A week and a half after 10 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail, three of the escapees were captured Monday — leaving only two at large, according to the Louisiana State Police. Inmate Lenton Vanburen was detained in Baton Rouge, 72 miles northwest of New Orleans, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said in a post on X. Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were taken into custody in Walker County, Texas, about 330 miles west of New Orleans, by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Vanburen was caught while sitting on a bench near a department store, authorities in Baton Rouge said. He was originally in jail on suspicion of a parole violation, possession of firearm by a felon and illegal carrying of a weapon, Murrill said. 'He will now face additional charges related to the escape,' she added. Tate and Donald were arrested after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase, said the Huntsville Police Department. 'The pursuit ended near US 190 and Geneva, where both subjects were taken into custody,' Huntsville police said in a Facebook post. Authorities found the two after developing information they were in the Houston area, according to Deputy US Marshal Brian Fair. Huntsville is about 70 miles north of Houston. The inmates caught Monday were the first of the escapees found outside of New Orleans. Authorities continue to search for two additional escaped inmates, as 13 people have been arrested in connection with allegedly assisting them. Aside from the three men captured Monday, Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, Dkenan Dennis, Gary Price and Corey Boyd are back in custody. Derrick Groves and Antoine Massey remain at large and are considered armed and dangerous. The inmates allegedly used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN. The capture of three inmates across two states Monday brings authorities closer to ending a prison break blamed on faulty locks, stolen blankets and a hungry employee who allegedly played a role in their escape. Murrill and Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams visited the Orleans Justice Center last week as part of the ongoing investigation into the escape. Additionally, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections is deploying at least 10 seasoned auditors to the Orleans Justice Center to investigate the jailbreak. The district attorney said last week the director of the New Orleans Police Department Crime Lab visited the jail to begin a formal forensic processing of the scene, which he said was not requested by the sheriff's office. Williams asked the sheriff's office to voluntarily cooperate with the forensic analysis by sharing any records of staff fingerprints or DNA 'for the purpose of inclusion or elimination of their profiles,' according to a letter Williams sent to the sheriff's office on Thursday that was obtained by CNN. A separate letter from Thursday formally requested the sheriff's office preserve all records related to the jailbreak, including surveillance video and electronic communications between staff. 'If you were manning the security system, you would have known a door was opening,' former Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, who ran the jail from 2004 to 2022, told CNN. 'Especially in the middle of the night,' Gusman said. Gusman told CNN he has no idea how the inmates got into the pipe chase behind the toilet and sink, but emphasized they had to navigate through walls made with a 'substantial' network of concrete molding about '5 inches thick' and mixed with steel rebar. 13 people accused of helping inmates A maintenance worker with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, Sterling Williams, was arrested last Tuesday. Williams, 33, is accused of 'willfully and maliciously' assisting with the jailbreak, according to an affidavit. He faces one count of malfeasance in office and 10 counts of being a principal to simple escape. Williams' attorney, Michael Kennedy, said the worker was turning off water to an overflowing toilet after being told to do so and he is 'fully convinced' of his client's innocence. The escaped inmates have been identified as Corey Boyd, Dkenan Dennis, Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Antoine Massey, Robert Moody, Kendell Myles, Gary Price, Leo Tate and Lenton Vanburen, CNN affiliate WVUE reported. At least 12 other people are accused of helping the inmates in some way, including another inmate at the same facility. Investigators continue to comb through previous jail phone recordings and believe other inmates or employees at the jail could face charges for assisting in the escape and initial cover-up in the hours following the jailbreak, according to the source with direct knowledge of the investigation. Trevon Williams was arrested on Friday in connection with the inmates' escape. Trevon Williams, who was already in jail on unrelated charges, was rebooked on an additional charge of principal to simple escape, according to an X post from Murrill. The others arrested are accused of being accessories after the fact, authorities said.
