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New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says
New Orleans — Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they ...
New arrest over escaped Louisiana prisoners as five fugitives still on the run
New arrest over escaped Louisiana prisoners as five fugitives still on the run - Another New Orleans woman has been arrested ...
Who is Sterling Williams? New Orleans jail employee who ‘willfully and maliciously’ facilitated 10 inmates escape
Sterling Williams, the 33-year-old maintenance worker who was jailed after ten prisoners escaped from a jail in New Orleans, ...
A maintenance worker is charged in connection with the New Orleans jail break
In an arrest affidavit, Sterling Williams said one of the inmates who later escaped had threatened to “shank” him if he did ...
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After jailbreak, New Orleans DA asks Sheriff Hutson to turn over evidence and process scene
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson faced a new round of criticism Thursday over last week's brazen jailbreak and her ...
Attorney for maintenance worker says he is being used as tool by inmates, fall guy by sheriff
Sterling Williams' attorney said he was not threatened into helping the inmates escape and that he was simply the maintenance worker on duty the night of the plot.