Seven of the 10 men who busted out of a New Orleans jail remained at large Monday as a statewide manhunt entered its fourth day.
The reward for tips leading to their recapture was raised to $20,000 per person on Sunday as federal and state authorities pleaded for the public’s help in the case.
“We hope that in the coming days, if not the coming hours, that we have them all apprehended,” Louisiana State Police top cop Robert Hodges said at a Sunday press conference. “But we need the public’s help.”
Investigators said they had leads on all seven men, but none had panned out by Monday afternoon. Three men who escaped the Orleans Parish jail early Friday morning had already been rearrested, one of which was aided by tips from the public, authorities said.
But while Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, and Dkenan Dennis were nabbed by Saturday night, Corey Boyd, Leo Tate, Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Lenton Vanburen, Antoine T. Massey and Gary C. Price remained at large Monday.
Donald, 42, had been charged with second-degree murder, and Price, 21, was accused of attempted first-degree murder. Groves, 27, had already pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a shooting that killed two people during Mardi Gras in 2018.
Officials said the men likely had outside and inside help to get out of the jail. Three Orleans Parish sheriff’s employees were suspended without pay shortly after the jailbreak. Police said anyone found aiding the seven men in their escape would also face charges.
“These are violent offenders who need to be put back into police custody immediately,” Gov. Jeff Landry said Sunday.
