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Jail Escape: Worker Aided Inmates, $20K Reward Offered

5/20/2025

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A maintenance worker, Sterling Williams, faces arrest for allegedly helping ten inmates escape from the Orleans Parish Jail in New Orleans. He reportedly disabled the water supply under threat of a "shank." While four inmates have been recaptured, six are still on the run, leading authorities to offer a $20,000 reward for tips on their whereabouts.

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Story summary

A maintenance worker, Sterling Williams, faces arrest for allegedly helping ten inmates escape from the Orleans Parish Jail in New Orleans. He reportedly disabled the water supply under threat of a "shank." While four inmates have been recaptured, six are still on the run, leading authorities to offer a $20,000 reward for tips on their whereabouts.