Cops Search For 1 Of 3 Inmates Who Escaped Via Wall

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Authorities searched Saturday (Dec. 6) for the last of three inmates who escaped from a Louisiana prison. The men slipped away after removing concrete blocks from a deteriorating wall. As of Monday (December 8), Keith Ely He is still on the run, while another prisoner has returned to prison, and a third has died.

“We would prefer that he surrender himself peacefully, but we will not rest until he is arrested,” St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz said in a statement.

The incident occurred at the St. Landry Parish Prison in Opelousas, about 130 miles northwest of New Orleans.

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Where is Keith Ely?

Sheriff Guidroz said the inmates fled after discovering “a humiliating portion of the upper wall area.” Over time, they were able to remove the mortar holding the concrete blocks of the wall together. This move allowed the inmates to remove enough blocks to sneak through the wall. They then used sheets to climb the outer wall of the prison, fall to the roof of the first floor and then lower themselves to the ground. Guidroz gave these details in a press release last Wednesday. Al-Sharif said the hack will be investigated internally.

A few days later, investigators and SWAT officers were following up on leads Saturday to track down 24-year-old Keith Ealy. He had been at large for three days after he and two other inmates escaped from the parish jail in southwest Louisiana, according to Maj. Mark LeBlanc, a sheriff’s spokesman. Eli was in prison for second-degree murder.

What happened to the other two prisoners?

One of the fugitives is 24 years old Jonathan Jevon JosephHe was arrested on Friday after a short chase. After a tip, investigators found Joseph hiding in a home, LeBlanc said. Joseph ran to a nearby warehouse, where he surrendered after becoming cornered, LeBlanc said. He was in prison for rape and other crimes.

While the third fugitive is 26 years old Joseph Allen HarringtonHe killed himself with a hunting rifle on Thursday after police found him in a house. Port Barry Police Chief Dion Boudreau said officers used a loudspeaker to urge him to come out, but he did not. Before his escape, Harrington faced several felony charges, including home invasion.

Louisiana and two groups escaped from prison in one year

This wasn’t the first daring prison break in Louisiana this year. In May, 10 inmates escaped from a New Orleans prison after crawling through a hole behind a toilet and leaving a message that read: “It’s easy to laugh out loud.” Authorities in multiple states searched for the escapees, while local officials pointed the finger at those responsible for the prison escape. It took five months before all ten prisoners were captured.