Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Holds Briefing On Prison Break, Three Inmates Now In Custody

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Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office holds a press briefing on the 10 inmates that escaped from prison on Saturday.

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00:00Three of the escapees are now in custody.

00:04We have active leads on the other escapees.

00:09We have approximately 200 agents officers out there.

00:15People are talking.

00:17We appreciate that.

00:19We know that the second person that we got into custody was actually on the national

00:24crime stop and we'll speak to you again and we'll go through this brief update for you.

00:33The three people that we do have in custody are Kendall Miles, Robert Moody, and the Kenan

00:41Dent.

00:42Those are the three that are currently in custody.

00:45We want to remind people to call Crime Stoppers at 504-822-1188.

00:53We always say this is very important that people understand we don't need your name.

01:00We don't want your name.

01:01We just want your information.

01:03And if it does lead to the capture of one of these escapees, it's $5,000 cash and that

01:10is in addition to what the FBI is offering and I will have the Special Agent in charge

01:16address that when it gets ready.

01:18Earlier today, we've been very, very proactive as well.

01:21We made sure that our children were looked after.

01:28We sent NOPD cars out to the schools to have a high presence.

01:34We have removed at least a couple of people who had concerns for their safety.

01:43We got them to save houses.

01:45You heard earlier in the broadcast that the hospital always was stepping out to help to make

01:52sure the judges who had some concern to be also protected in the United States.

01:58the residents.

01:59We are now all of the three that were taken from the country that were taken in the world.

02:08But regardless of who or which agency actually makes the capture, whether it's the U.S. Marshals,

02:15the FBI, NOPD, SHERF, it does not matter.

02:19We will deem all escapees as Louisiana State prisoners.

02:28They will be LSP's prisoners.

02:31They will not be booked into the Orleans Parish and other arrangements that have been made for those bookings.

02:38And with that, I'm going to turn it over to our colonel of the LSP and he can give you a little bit more information on that.

02:45So colonel.

02:46Thank you, Chief.

02:47Good evening, everyone.

02:48Rob Goddard, Superintendent, Louisiana State Police.

02:52As you see by our support, FBI, U.S. Marshals, and other agencies that are in the field right now,

03:00actively working with ATF, DEA, Homeland Security Investigations, a lot of federal, all our federal partners,

03:09as well as other state partners that are here now.

03:11We're all working in conjunction with the NDPD, our neighboring sheriffs,

03:17to locate the seven remaining fugitives that escaped from the jail.

03:22Our responsibility remains consistent across the state of public safety.

03:28Tonight, through the weekend, by the long it takes,

03:32we are leveraging all of our equipment, our personnel, our investigative tools and technology

03:38to ensure that we locate, apprehend, and bring the seven remaining to justice.

03:44We can't do it alone.

03:46As the Chief said, we need your help.

03:48And Ms. Casanza from the Crime Stop is going to speak as well.

03:52To talk about, you have to call TIPAA, as well as the FBI.

03:57And in addition, the State Police Fusion Center at 1-800-925-4192.

04:05That's 1-800-925-4192.

04:09The State Police Fusion Center, if you have any information regarding the seven remaining,

04:13any police, police, police, we need your help to make Louisiana safe.

04:19We recognize that some of these individuals may have left the city

04:23and moved out into other parishes and possibly have left Louisiana.

04:26And that's why we have our federal partners here with us

04:29who have leveraged all of their resources to keep kind of the police safe for all Louisiana.

04:35So, just again, in regard to our role, yes, we will take custody of the prisoners

04:42and make arrangements make sure that they are properly booked and relocated

04:47to one day in the State Prison Center, Louisiana.

04:51Help me out.

04:55Thank you, Chief.

04:56Good evening.

04:58The FBI remains committed to assisting our state, local, and federal partners

05:03and recapturing the remaining seven inmates escaped.

05:09To do this, we need your help.

05:12We appreciate all the tips we've received so far.

05:15We have agents and analysts working 24-7 to receive other tips.

05:20So, please, call and help us accomplish this task.

05:24It's going to take everybody doing their part to recapture the remaining inmates.

05:28If you have any information, and it doesn't matter what time of day,

05:32please call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit your tip online by going to

05:38FBI.gov slash eWordsFugilers

05:42or nautikercrimes.me partners.

05:45Thank you very much.

05:49First, I want to thank y'all for that.

05:52We sent in tips all along.

05:54You're welcome.

05:55I'm so successful now.

05:58I'm interested again.

06:00I encourage you, see the team behind us.

06:03All information is being kept.

06:06That will stay.

06:09That's an incredible network.

06:11And you should feel so strong in knowing that public safety is key in taking your own bank

06:17and your part of the team.

06:19So if you're a five-star, it's going to be anonymous.

06:21That's a good number, 822-111.

06:23We have a $2,000 cash for each of the stages of the rest.

06:28If the ally has it, find us.

06:30Make your calls, send the tip.

06:32Don't do it.

06:34All right, we'll have one round of questions.

06:36Let's start with Foxy.

06:37Do we have any more information about the three OPSO employees that were suspended?

06:46Good evening, everyone.

06:47Again, the point of this press conference tonight is to focus on apprehending the seven remaining fugitives.

06:54We're not going to discuss anything that happened prior to an escape of those offenders or inmates.

07:03That needs to remain everyone's focus.

07:05So the tips when you call in, please, we need the public's help.

07:09It's your city.

07:10It's your state.

07:11We want to see your family, your friends, those who came in towns, high school, college graduations this weekend, across the state.

07:19We need your help.

07:20So I just respect all the other stations and media that's here.

07:25These questions were leading to our investigative efforts and efforts to apprehend the seven men.

07:33I think that's Katie.

07:34Yes, Katie Rice with CBS News.

07:37A question for you, two questions.

07:40First, just in the way you were able to describe about how one of the first inmates that you apprehended was found hiding in a parking garage.

07:49Can you explain the details a little more clearly about how these other two were apprehended?

07:54And also then moving forward, do you know, do you have evidence that shows any of these folks have left the state at this point?

08:03So we have strong investigative means of the remaining seven, confident that they will eventually be apprehended.

08:11With regard to the three that are in custody now, they were in various parts throughout the city.

08:18Specifically, their apprehension, although we were able to take them all without any troops to seek medical attention,

08:25we still had people do sure that everyone was okay in the south.

08:30But we don't want to really give up the exact how or where we located them specifically.

08:35Just know that all investigative tools and technology that the law enforcement has were utilized in the apprehension,

08:42but none more important than the public's help in giving us that information from the crime stoppers really

08:48as a close fault of the wire in our investigation for this.

08:52Jonah.

08:52Hey, can you talk to me a little bit?

08:54We know about a police president who could absolutely give you anything about their crimes as well as a suspect.

08:59And also, talk to you about how every second is going to prevent this.

09:03That's a very good first part.

09:05Look, there's police officers, sheriffs, deputies, troopers, FBI agents, U.S. Marshmores, ATM agents, HSI agents,

09:13all over the metropolitan area and throughout the state right now.

09:16Yes, every second is critical.

09:18As we get leads and tips, we investigate them from the Office of Safety perspective.

09:23The Office will make sure we have a lot, a large group, to ensure the safety of the public who's there in that area

09:30as well as those who are working the investigation and the safe and secure apprehension of those for the future.

09:38Each second does happen.

09:40Certainly, the sooner we can apprehend them, the sooner everyone can be rest assured that they are no longer underrepresented.

09:47It is for violent offenders who escape, and we have to bring them back.

09:53And they will go to a state prison.

09:55So, there was a shooting at the Portland Falls East on the Vila recently.

10:03I believe it might have been an alternative.

10:06Does that have any connection with this situation currently?

10:11And there's a separate incident.

10:13Right.

10:14So, it wasn't a bad touch up.

10:17There was all the federal partners who were out there actually.

10:20a survey list of a target home, and completely independent, they were kind of hurt from home.

10:30And when they went to that university, they had nothing to do with this material.

10:36That matter has been helped them.

10:40No one has been injured.

10:42No one has been injured.

10:44No one was involved.

10:46No one has been injured.

10:48Last question.

10:50There's still seven people on the front here.

10:56We talked to some people in schools that are scared to walk outside.

11:00Part of the country that I believe is or are they in any danger to walking around the streets?

11:08What I can say is that we'll speak to the fact that the people who are students like me are dangerous.

11:15They're not dangerous people.

11:17Is the general public right now, should they panic?

11:21The answer is no.

11:23Now, our number one mission, despite anything else right now, is to get these people in the

11:31hospital.

11:32So I think you can still fully enjoy graduation ceremonies tomorrow, having dinner out, the

11:40things that you would normally do.

11:42However, we just ask that you are mindful and you're attentive.

11:47You call us.

11:49If you think that something is out of order, you call us.

11:53Sometimes people think, well, I don't want to call 911.

11:55What if I am wrong?

11:57But what if you're right?

11:59And so call us.

12:01Don't panic.

12:02Just simply continue living and enjoying life, but just be cautious.

12:08That's what we have.

12:10We're going to keep you updated until every single one of them are accounted for and back

12:16in custody.

12:17So we think that based on the leads we've been getting, these are active and real leads.

12:22So keep talking to us.

12:23We need you.

12:24All right.

12:25Thank you all for coming out.

12:26We appreciate it.

12:27Should we have any further information?

12:28We'll see you next time.

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