The fifth person escaped New Orleans prison inmate arrested; 5 Keeps huge

Another of the ten prisoners Escaped From New Orleans Louisiana State Police announced Tuesday night that they were arrested later last week. Now, the five escapees are still wide.

After state police were detained, they posted photos of 19-year-old Corey Boyd on a vest and T-shirt. No details about his capture were immediately provided.

Boyd, 20, faces multiple charges on May 26, including a second-degree murder.

Ten inmates stood out from prison Friday, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. Three prisoners were captured later that day. Officials said fourth place was captured on Monday.

It all started a few hours before dawn on Friday morning. Several prisoners are Capture in surveillance video According to the sheriff's office, the cell door was forced to open around 12:22 a.m. CDT. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson told reporters that the inmates then violated the wall behind the toilet of the cell.

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill spoke with the media before the federal building of Hale Boggs in New Orleans on May 19, 2025, after meeting with federal officials about the recent Orleans parish prison escape. David Grunfeld/Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocacy via AP

At about 1 a.m., the sheriff's office, the prisoner was seen on the videotape, fled from the building and crossed the nearby loading dock. At about 1:19 a.m., the group climbed over the fence, covered the wire with a blanket, and fled Interstate 10 to enter the vicinity.

The Sheriff’s Office has not noticed until 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to the office. At the time of escape, no sheriff's representative was assigned to the area where the prisoners initiated a escape, where a civilian monitor in the area had gradually withdrawn food.

From the upper left corner, photos provided by Dkenan Dennis, Gary Price, Robert Moody, Kendell Myles and Corey Boyd at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office are combined. From the bottom left corner, Leton Vanburen, Jermaine Donald, Antoine Messi, Derek Tree
From the upper left corner, photos provided by Dkenan Dennis, Gary Price, Robert Moody, Kendell Myles and Corey Boyd at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office are combined. From the lower left corner, you can see Lenton Vanburen, Jermaine Donald, Antoine Massey, Derrick Groves and Leo Tate. Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office through the Associated Press

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill Announced on Tuesday A 33-year-old prison repairman was arrested on charges and helped the inmate escape.

The Sheriff’s Office has previously said three workers were suspended without payment during an internal investigation into the jailbreak.

Hutson told reporters that the inmates may have received help from at least one person in the sheriff’s office. She also said the office has spent years asking local officials for more than $5 million in funding to upgrade the fault lock on the cell door.

Alex Sundby