Friday, May 23rd 2025, 8:06:45 pm
article
(Reuters) -A fifth person has been arrested on suspicion of helping some of the 10 inmates who staged a daring escape from a New Orleans jail that was caught on security video, authorities said on Friday. Authorities apprehended Casey Smith, 30, who allegedly helped two escapees who had broken out of the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours of May 16, police said Friday in a statement. Smith was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact to simple escape.