Summary of New Orleans Jail Escape
Eleven inmates, some facing murder charges, escaped from Orleans Parish Jail in New Orleans around midnight, with a headcount revealing their absence at 08:30 local time. Authorities are treating the situation as urgent, considering the escapees “armed and dangerous,” and a search is underway, involving local police, the FBI, and US Marshals. One escapee, Kendall Myles, was apprehended in the French Quarter using facial recognition technology, and speculation suggests the inmates may have dug a tunnel to escape.
