Arrested New Orleans Jail Worker Says He Helped Inmates Escape After Stabbing Threat

1 week ago Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance worker in connection with the escape of 10 jail inmates. Thirty-three-year-old Sterling Williams has admitted he turned the water off in a cell before the men slipped away through a hole behind the toilet early Friday. Williams told authorities an inmate threatened to stab him if he didn't help. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson last week told reporters her agency had suspended three employees pending an investigation. She says she takes “full accountability” for the escape. And on Tuesday evening she announced she had paused her reelection campaign. Five of the fugitives have been apprehended, and five remain at large.