The fallout of the historic New Orleans jail break continues. A little over every week after the greatest deliberate escape in Louisiana historical past, People are watching intently as eight out of 10 inmates have since been apprehended. And people accused of helping the fugitives are discovering themselves in scorching water as effectively.
A number of folks have been arrested and accused of helping the Orleans Justice Middle’s escaped fugitives, the most recent of which is Connie Weeden, per WDSU Information in New Orleans. Weeden, of Slidell, who’s Jermaine Donald’s grandmother, was arrested on Thursday evening.
Investigators revealed that Weeden, 59, “supplied money to Donald by way of a cellphone app.” Weeden was present in Slidell because of the investigation and positioned beneath arrest. She at the moment faces “a cost of felony accent after the actual fact and was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Middle.”
Weeden joins Cortnie Harris and Corvanntay Baptiste as ladies who’ve been arrested for allegedly serving to the inmate’s jailbreak. Harris and Baptiste have been charged on Might 22, as we beforehand reported.
As of Tuesday, Might seventh, eight of the escaped inmates have been arrested, with two inmates nonetheless on the run, per CNN. Donald and Leo Tate have been discovered outdoors of Louisiana, in Texas, on Monday, and arrested after a “high-speed chase involving a number of regulation enforcement businesses.”
Donald, whose authentic fees have been unlawful carrying of a weapon and second-degree homicide, was “charged with excellent warrants for escape and resisting an officer,” whereas Tate was charged with “excellent warrants for aggravated escape and escape from custody.” Tate’s authentic cost was obstruction of justice.
The 2 inmates nonetheless at massive are Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves.
As we reported, this all started on Might 16 when ten males broke out of the Orleans Parish Justice Middle. Because the investigation started, quite a few jail workers have been arrested in reference to the escape.
Louisiana Lawyer Basic Liz Murrill shared in an announcement final week, “It is a persevering with investigation, and we’ll present updates as typically as potential. We’ll uncover all of the details ultimately and anybody who aided and abetted might be prosecuted to the complete extent the regulation permits.”