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Bond set at $1.1M for New Orleans jail worker who allegedly helped 10 inmates escape
Authorities say one of the largest jailbreaks in modern New Orleans history may have hinged on a single maintenance worker. Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old employee at the Orleans Justice Center with no prior disciplinary record,
Worker at New Orleans jail arrested in connection with inmate escape
According to an arrest affidavit, maintenance worker Sterling Williams admitted to turning off water in a jail cell, which enabled ten inmates to escape through the wall. Williams told investigators one of the fugitives had threatened to “shank” him if he did not comply.
Sterling Williams' attorney said he was not threatened into helping the inmates escape and that he was simply the maintenance worker on duty the night of the plot.
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