3 more New Orleans jail escapees captured
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Leo Tate Sr., 31, and Jermaine Donald, 42, both were apprehended shortly after another of the 10 escapees, Lenton Vanburen, was booked in Baton Rouge, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the manhunt.
As of Tuesday, there are more alleged accomplices than fugitives. Two of the 10 escapees are still on the run, while a dozen others are charged with helping them either before or after May 16.
Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, sparking a massive search for the group.
Casey Smith was arrested for allegedly aiding escapees from Orleans Justice Center jailbreak, linked to fugitives by police investigation.
Meanwhile, an inmate threatened to stab the employee with a "shank," a homemade knife, according to the employee's statement in an arrest affidavit.
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Emmitt Weber, 28, was held on a $1 million bond on a count of accessory after the fact to simple escape. He was among four people at a New Orleans East home in New Orleans East suspected of aiding the escaped inmates.
Fox News contributor Ted Williams discusses the manhunt for escaped inmates and the arrests of people who allegedly aided them on 'Fox News Live.'