Democratic lawmakers demand Louisiana sheriff resign after 10 inmates escape jail

Two Democratic lawmakers successful Louisiana called connected Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to resign pursuing the flight of 10 jailhouse inmates.

Louisiana House Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman, who represents a information of New Orleans, called for Hutson to resign connected Monday. In a Facebook post, Freeman said the flight of 10 inmates represents an "alarming nonaccomplishment of leadership." Law enforcement officials person arrested 5 escapees aft they broke retired of the Orleans Justice Center connected Friday

"Susan Hutson’s astir cardinal work is to support inmates successful custody – and she failed. Rather than instrumentality accountability, she’s pointed fingers elsewhere," Freeman said. "She’s besides blamed a deficiency of funding, contempt her bureau holding $14 cardinal successful reserve. Furthermore, I’ve been moving this legislative league to unafraid authorities backing for the Sheriff’s Office for home unit programs. If she needed further resources to guarantee security, she could person simply asked."

"I would person fought for it. Blaming backing is simply a deflection – not an excuse," she added. "Leadership matters, and close now, the radical of New Orleans merit better. Sheriff Hutson should resign."

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Louisiana House Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman called connected Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to resign. (Rep. Aimee Adatto )

State Rep. Jason Hughes, who represents a information of New Orleans, besides called for Hutson to resign, according to the Louisiana Radio Network.

"How 10 radical tin flight a jailhouse is perplexing to me. But astatine the extremity of the day, this is simply a nationalist information issue, and it boils down to leadership," Hughes said.

Hutson took "full accountability" for the jailbreak successful a connection fixed to the New Orleans City Council connected Tuesday.

"It is profoundly troubling to maine arsenic your sheriff, and I cognize it is arsenic troubling to you and the nationalist that we are sworn to protect. As your sheriff, I instrumentality afloat accountability for this failure, and it is my work to marque definite it is addressed with urgency and transparency," she told the council. "Since the infinitesimal this breach was discovered, we person been clear. Our assemblage deserves answers, and much importantly, it deserves action."

According to FOX 8, Hutson announced connected Tuesday evening that she's "temporarily" suspending her re-election campaign.

FIFTH ESCAPED INMATE FROM NEW ORLEANS JAIL RECAPTURED AFTER DAYS ON THE RUN

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson leaves a quality league successful New Orleans connected Friday, May 16, 2025, aft inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center jail. (Brett Duke/The Advocate via AP)

Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, Gary Price, Dkenan Dennis and Corey Boyd person been recaptured by instrumentality enforcement, leaving 5 inmates astatine large.

Boyd, the astir caller inmate to beryllium recaptured, was successful jailhouse connected charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated artillery and threatening a nationalist official.

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Photos provided by Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shows, from near top, Dkenan Dennis, Gary C Price, Robert Moody, Kendell Myles, Corey E Boyd, and bottommost from left, Lenton Vanburen Jr, Jermaine Donald, Antoine T. Massey, Derrick D. Groves and Leo Tate Sr. (Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office via AP)

The following inmates are inactive astatine large:

• Lenton J. Vanburen Jr., 26, faces charges of amerciable carrying of weapons, possession of a firearm oregon limb by a felon, obstruction of justice, and introducing contraband successful prison.
• Jermaine Donald, 42, faces charges of second-degree murder, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm oregon limb by a felon, and obstruction of justice.
• Antoine Massey, 32, faces charges of home maltreatment involving strangulation, theft of a centrifugal vehicle, and a parole violation.
• Derrick Groves, 27, faces 3 counts of attempted second-degree murder, 2 counts of second-degree murder, and artillery of a correctional installation employee.
• Leo O. Tate Sr., 31, faces charges of elemental burglary of an inhabited dwelling, possession of a firearm oregon limb by a felon, amerciable carrying of a weapon, centrifugal conveyance theft, and aggregate cause counts.

Fox News' Louis Casiano contributed to this report.