There’s troubling news out of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, as 10 inmates escaped the Orleans Parish jail. Initially, it was thought that 11 had escaped, but one of those thought missing had simply been relocated. One of the escapees, Kendall Myles, was captured in the French Quarter following a foot chase. Nine others remain at large and now authorities are asserting this was an inside job.
Ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans with the help of people “inside of our department,” the sheriff said Friday.
Officials discovered the inmates missing during a routine head count around 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sheriff Susan Hutson said at a news conference, calling it a “very serious and unacceptable situation.”
The inmates allegedly started yanking on a cell to pull it off track just before 12:30 a.m., the sheriff said in an update.
“They were able to break open a door,” Hutson said, telling reporters that there was an employee in the pod module. “They were still able to exit the jail about 1:01 a.m. after breaching a wall behind a toilet in the jail.”
Video surveillance showed the escapees exiting a door on the docks, scaling a wall and running across the interstate, she said.
Photos released by the sheriff’s office show the inside of a cell where the escape is believed to have happened. A large hole was cut behind a toilet with phrases such as “We Innocent” and “Too Easy LoL” written above it.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill shared a statement about the incident on X:
Someone clearly dropped the ball and there’s no excuse for this. I’m in communication with Troop NOLA and @LAStatePolice Superintendent Colonel Hodges. It’s all hands on deck. The first priority in any escape must be the immediate capture of the inmates and coordination with… pic.twitter.com/APXD9Gj7UE
— Attorney General Liz Murrill (@AGLizMurrill) May 16, 2025
Someone clearly dropped the ball and there’s no excuse for this. I’m in communication with Troop NOLA and @LAStatePolice Superintendent Colonel Hodges. It’s all hands on deck. The first priority in any escape must be the immediate capture of the inmates and coordination with state and local law enforcement — but that effort cannot come at the expense of timely notification to the public, which is also critical to keeping communities safe. My office will do whatever it takes to determine how this happened and make sure that it won’t happen again. I am calling for a full investigation – This is beyond unacceptable, and once these offenders are back in custody, there must be real accountability.
In a series of tweets, the New Orleans Police Department shared mugshots of the escapees.
🚨ESCAPED INMATES🚨
11 men escaped OPSO custody at the Orleans Parish Jail — 10 remain at large.
If you recognize anyone pictured, DO NOT APPROACH — they may be armed & dangerous.
Call 911 immediately.
ANYONE HELPING THESE ESCAPEES WILL BE ARRESTED & CHARGED AS AN ACCOMPLICE. pic.twitter.com/xxSiwd4gi0
— New Orleans Police Department (@NOPDNews) May 16, 2025
At least four of the escapees are charged with murder.
Murill indicated she has reached out to her fellow attorneys general in the surrounding states so that they can alert law enforcement.
The sheriff’s office is also coordinating with state and local law enforcement and urging the public to remain vigilant.
This is a developing story. RedState will provide further details as they become available.
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