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New Orleans sheriff waited nearly a week to have the scene of a 10-man jailbreak processed for evidence by crime lab technicians, and then did so only at the behest of the district attorney ...
NEW ORLEANS — Seven days after ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said his office had to step in to make sure the scene of the ...
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the crime scene where 10 inmates escaped from jail.
Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office's failure to process a jail escape as a crime scene may hinder prosecutions, an expert says. DA Williams steps in to collect evidence.
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A week and a half after 10 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail, three of the escapees were captured Monday — leaving only two at large, according to the Louisiana State Police.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly a week after 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center, the New Orleans Police Department Crime Lab is now processing evidence at the scene.
A week and a half after 10 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail, three of the escapees were captured Monday — leaving only two at large, according to the Louisiana State Police.