May 28, 2024
Two inmates remain on the lam after escaping custody over the weekend, while two others were found hiding in a dumpster Monday.
The four inmates escaped through the perimeter fence of the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, east of Baton Rouge, on Saturday and Sunday during recreation time, police confirmed.
An inspection of the chain-link fence found corrosion, and the inmates were able to create an eight-inch gap under the fence — just enough room for a small body to slip through.
However, two were tracked down about 30 kilometres away on Monday.
Police Chief Jimmy Travis said they were unaware of the breakouts until they received a phone call Sunday afternoon from a family member of one of the escapees.
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