Louisiana State Police helicopter transports escaped inmates to different facility
LSP said the inmates were taken to a secure facility outside the area.
Updated: 9:57 AM CDT May 17, 2025
ON WDSU. JIM THANK YOU. RETURNING TO THAT BREAKING NEWS, A MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR SEVEN INMATES STILL ON THE RUN, MORE THAN 24 HOURS AFTER ESCAPING FROM THE ORLEANS PARISH JAIL. WE LEARNED OVERNIGHT THAT ANOTHER TWO ESCAPEES WERE RECAPTURED, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER TO THREE. WDSU REPORTER ARIELLE BRUMFIELD, JOINING US LIVE FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, WHERE SHE IS TRACKING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN RIO. WE NOW KNOW WHERE THOSE INMATES ARE IN CUSTODY THIS MORNING. OR DO WE KNOW? WELL, MORGAN, WE ARE TOLD THAT THOSE THREE CAPTURED INMATES ARE NOW IN THE CUSTODY OF LSP OFFICIALS. THEY WERE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT FACILITY THAN THE JAIL RIGHT BEHIND ME. WE HAVE NEW IMAGES THAT WE RECEIVED SHOWING THOSE NEW, NEWLY CAPTURED INMATES IN HANDCUFFS. THEY WERE GETTING INTO A HELICOPTER WITH OFFICIALS, BUT THE SEARCH STILL REMAINS FOR THOSE SEVEN INMATES STILL ON THE RUN. NOW WE ARE SHOWING YOU THOSE PICTURES THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OFFICIALS THIS MORNING. OF THOSE THREE CAPTURED INMATES, THAT IS THE KEENAN, DENNIS, KENDALL, MILES AND ROBERT MOODY, SEVEN STILL ON THE RUN AND BEING SOUGHT AFTER. TO RECAP, OFFICIALS SAY TEN INMATES ESCAPED THE OPSO JAIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THEY ENTERED A CELL, REMOVED A TOILET, ADJUSTED THE PIPING AND PLUMBING, ESCAPED THROUGH A WALL AND THEN SCALED A FENCE. LAW ENFORCEMENT CAUGHT KENDALL MILES YESTERDAY HIDING UNDER A CAR IN THE FRENCH QUARTER. ROBERT MOODY WAS FOUND IN CENTRAL CITY. AND THEN LATE LAST NIGHT, KEENAN DENNIS WAS FOUND IN NEW ORLEANS EAST. WE KNOW THAT WHEN THE ESCAPE HAPPENED, THERE WERE ABOUT FOUR SUPERVISORS AND 36 STAFF MEMBERS ON SHIFT OVERNIGHT HERE AT OPSO. BUT SHERIFF HUDSON SAYS THE JAIL IS STILL UNDERSTAFFED BY ABOUT 60%. NOW, THE MEDIA WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ESCAPED INMATES UNTIL CLOSE TO 10 A.M. YESTERDAY MORNING. OFFICIALS STILL WORKING TO BRING THOSE LAST SEVEN MEN IN. IT DOES NOT MATTER, BUT WE WILL DEEM ALL ESCAPEES AS LOUISIANA STATE PRISONERS. THEY WILL BE LSP’S PRISONERS. THEY WILL NOT BE BOOKED INTO THE ORLEANS PARISH, AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE LEFT THE CITY AND MOVED OUT INTO OTHER PARISHES, AND POSSIBLY LEFT LOUISIANA, AND THAT’S WHY WE HAVE OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS HERE WITH US WHO HAVE LEVERAGED ALL OF THEIR RESOURCES TO KEEP NOT ONLY NEW ORLEANS SAFE, BUT ALL LOUISIANA. AND AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A REWARD FOR ANYONE WHO CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INMATES. $2,000 PER INMATE IS GOING TO BE GIVEN BY CRIME STOPPERS. THAT NUMBER IS 8 TO 2. 1111. THE FBI ALSO OFFERING A $5,000 REWARD
Louisiana State Police helicopter transports escaped inmates to different facility
LSP said the inmates were taken to a secure facility outside the area.
Updated: 9:57 AM CDT May 17, 2025
Louisiana State Police have confirmed that three of the 10 inmates who escaped the Orleans Parish jail Friday were taken to a facility outside of Orleans ParishLSP posted pictures on social media of Kendall Myles, Dkenan Dennis and Robert Moody being escorted onto a helicopter. State police said LSP Air Support coordinated with LSP Special Weapons and Tactics to safely transport the three individuals to a secure state correctional facility outside the area. During the transfer, one of the inmates exhibited hostile behavior, requiring troopers to use a spit hood to ensure their safety.Seven inmates are still on the run and are considered armed and dangerous. Stick with WDSU News for updates on this developing story.
Louisiana State Police have confirmed that three of the 10 inmates who escaped the Orleans Parish jail Friday were taken to a facility outside of Orleans Parish
LSP posted pictures on social media of Kendall Myles, Dkenan Dennis and Robert Moody being escorted onto a helicopter.
State police said LSP Air Support coordinated with LSP Special Weapons and Tactics to safely transport the three individuals to a secure state correctional facility outside the area.
During the transfer, one of the inmates exhibited hostile behavior, requiring troopers to use a spit hood to ensure their safety.
Seven inmates are still on the run and are considered armed and dangerous.
Stick with WDSU News for updates on this developing story.
