7 inmates wanted for New Orleans Jailbreak | Crime/police

Three escaped inmates were arrested and seven missing after a jailbreak overnight in the Orleans Justice Center, officers said at a press conference late Friday.

The superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department Anne Kirkpatrick and the Superintendent of the State Police of Louisiana, Col. Robert Hodges, spoke to the media on Friday at 10 p.m. and asked the public to continue to send tips to Crimestopper and the FBI, which offer 2,000 USD or 5,000 US dollars.

From Friday evening, Kendell Myles, Robert Moody and Dkenan Dennis were arrested.

“We will keep all refugees as prisoners in Louisiana,” said Hodges. “You are not booked to the municipality of Orleans.” Instead of returning to prison, the arrested are sent to a state prison facility.

He said the investigators had strong references to the remaining seven men, and they may have left the community or the state so that the federal authorities support the investigation.

Security fear

Kirkpatrick said NOPD took steps to protect victims and judges who took care of their security.

“We made sure that our children were looked after,” she said. “We sent NOPD cars to schools to have a high presence.”

When asked whether the general public should be concerned about their security, the officials confirmed that the inmates are considered dangerous and that people should be careful, but should continue their lives.

“People shouldn't panic,” said Kirkpatrick. “I think you should still compensate for final ceremonies, dinner … just live on and enjoy life, just be careful.”

Separate shooting

The news of a shootout in New Orleans East stated that it was one of the occupants, but Kirkpatrick said that the officials had overheard a change of shooting in a neighborhood that had nothing to do with the flight.

“This matter was treated, nobody was hurt,” she said.

Updates of flight

The 10 inmates were failed during the daily peculiarity around 8:30 a.m. Friday.

The Sheriff's office in Orleans Parish published the surveillance video, which showed flight from 12:22 p.m. when occupants managed to open a sliding door and more occupants entered the cell.

Photos showed a square hole in the wall behind a toilet system, where a grid of steel rods had been removed behind the dry wall.

“A review of the physical security infrastructure showed signs of manipulations,” said the Sheriff's office on Friday evening. “Steel rods that protect the device protection performances were intact from escape. After the flight, at least one steel rod seemed to have been deliberately cut with a tool, which affected the integrity of the security features of the POD.”

At 1 o'clock in the morning they could be seen as they left a charging cock, with blankets for scaling barbed wire fences and via Interstate 10 in nearby districts.

Still missing:

• Derrick Grove, 27
• Corey Boyd, 19
• Leo Tate, 31
• Lenton Vanburen, 26
• Antoine Massey, 32
• Jermaine Donald, 42
• Gary Price, 21

Send a tip

Tips on the whereabouts of refugees can be sent anonymously via crimestopper.

“We don't need your name, we just want your information,” said Kirkpatrick.

Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on the telephone number (504) 822-1111 or 1-877-903-stop or SMS-TellCs on crimes (274637), or online at the FBI can be reached 1-800-Call-FBI or digital tips to fbi.gov/neworesfugivives.