Police Arrest Third Woman Accused of Helping Escaped Louisiana Convicts

Louisiana State Police arrested a 59-year-old woman for allegedly helping 10 inmates break out of Orleans Parish Jail last week, the third woman arrested in connection with assisting the escape.

Connie Weeden, a 59-year-old from Slidell, was arrested and charged with one count of being an accessory after the fact for allegedly “assisting the fugitives” in the May 16 incident, Louisiana State Police said in a Thursday night statement.

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So far, five of the escapees have been found and arrested while five remain “unaccounted for,” police said.

Two other women, Cortnie Harris and Corvanntay Baptiste, were arrested and charged on Wednesday for allegedly being accessories after the fact in assisting the jailbreak.

A maintenance worker, Sterling Williams, was arrested and charged on Tuesday for allegedly cutting a prison cell’s water supply so the inmates could remove a toilet and escape through a hole behind it.

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[Editor’s Note: Here is a news report that show the cast of characters.]

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