The Manhunt is Still On – New Orleans Failed to Catch a Single Additional Escaped Prisoner Over The Weekend, 7 of the 10 Escapees Still on The Run

NY Post – Seven of the 10 inmates who audaciously escaped from New Orleans jail on Friday are still on the loose while three have been captured as authorities say they were helped by someone on the inside.

The seven escapees on the lam include suspects charged with murder, domestic abuse and burglary, and law enforcement says it has “strong” and “active” leads on them as community tips flow in.

Authorities said that some fugitives may have left the city or the state of Louisiana, and the public have been urged to stay alert, not be alarmed and report any tips. The FBI in a statement said it has “surged resources” and is offering up to $5,000 for tips leading to the arrest of the inmates.

Around 200 officers are involved in the search, with state and federal agencies coordinating efforts. Anyone found to be aiding an escapee will be charged as an accomplice, according to authorities.

Last Friday morning at 1am, 10 New Orleans prisoners escaped Orleans Parish Justice Center through a hole in the wall behind a cell toilet. It wasn't until 8:30am when the guards conducted their routine head count that they were discovered missing. Their escape was so god damn easy that the prisoners had time to draw pictures and write grammatically incorrect notes on the wall taunting the guards. 

The manhunt pulled in 3 of the escaped prisoners relatively quickly. They managed to catch one prisoner, Kendall Myles, who was hiding in the most high profile area of New Orleans in the French Quarter. Shoutout to Kendall by the way. According to the New York Post, this is the third time in his 20 years of living that he's managed to escape a jail. He escaped juvenile detention centers twice. The man knows how to bust himself out. Clearly he's horrible at the hiding part. He literally went live on Instagram the minute he escaped.

But if you need a guy to help you bust, Kendall is your man. 

Another prisoner, DKenan Dennis, was found next to the highway, and Robert Moody was pulled in the with the help of a Crimestoppers tip. Good job civilians. Hopefully you followed all of the tedious steps required when reporting your tip so you get your $5k reward money.

The rest of the them are in the wind. So much for the strong and active leads they assured us they had on Friday. By now you gotta think at least one them has managed to get halfway across the country. If only there was a place you could place bets on the manhunt. 

With face tattoos like that, it's only a matter of time before Antoine Massey is brought in. The younger guys would have to be the next most likely to be caught, simply based on a lack of life experience, and most likely fewer real world connections outside of New Orleans. My money is on Jermaine Donald to last the longest. He's the oldest of the bunch. He's got long braids he can cut off to disguise himself. He's got a second-degree murder under his belt, so he's likely serving life, or at least close to it. Now that he's got a escape added to his rap sheet, he's almost certainly never getting out. This is his last chance at anything that even resembles a free life. He's a man with nothing to lose. 

I'm not sure what the best strategy for living a life on the run would be. I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to sneak into Mexico, although I'm afraid this particular group of prisoners would stick out a bit there. Maybe somewhere like New York City or Los Angeles, or any place with a large homeless population that they could blend into for a while. Save up some money until you can afford a back alley face lift/skin bleaching. Maybe even chop off an arm. Self-mutilation is really the way to go if you're serious about not being caught. Burn your fingerprints off. Pop an eyeball out with a spoon. Living life outside of prison with one arm and a cool eye patch (i.e. pirate style) has gotta be better than a life inside. 

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7 people is a lot of people to look for. With the exception of face tattoo guy, not one of them has any especially defining characteristics. The longer the search goes on, the more time they have to disperse. The more time they have to disguise themselves. Even Robert Moody, one of the escaped prisoners who was caught almost instantly, had enough time to go and get a fit off.

I bet at least one of these guys is going to end up on the lam for years. They just need one big job. Maybe rob a bank. Rob a drug dealer. Pop an ATM machine open with a crowbar. Anything that earns them enough money to buy himself a new identity. I don't know how you go about doing that, but I've been assured by movies that it's very doable. Being so far removed from the situation, and so far removed from the crimes these guys committed to get themselves locked up in the first place, it's honestly kinda hard to not think of this whole thing as a movie and root for the prisoners. A majority of them are still awaiting sentencing. And keep in mind… the wall they escaped through did say "WE INNOCENT"

Although escaping jail while awaiting trail doesn't necessarily bode well for your innocence. But maybe all 7 of the remaining escapees are all being railroaded by a corrupt justice system. Maybe all of their state appointed lawyers are out to get them. I'll have to hold out for the Netflix dramatization before I can rightfully form my opinion.