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The past of 2 inmates who had been connected the run since escaping from a jailhouse successful the confederate Louisiana metropolis of Opelousas earlier this period has been caught, officials said Friday. A 3rd inmate who was besides portion of the flight died by termination aft being caught by police, authorities antecedently said.
Keith Anthony Eli II, 24, was taken into custody successful Opelousas, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said successful a quality release. Opelousas is located astir 25 miles northbound of Lafayette.
Guidroz said Eli was captured by narcotics detectives and a SWAT squad acknowledgment to a tip.
At the clip of his escape, Eli was held connected an attempted second-degree execution charge.
The 3 men had escaped the St. Landry Parish Jail connected Dec. 3 by removing factual blocks from an precocious partition area, Guidroz said astatine the time.
Authorities said the inmates past utilized sheets and different materials to standard the exterior wall, ascent onto a first-floor extortion and little themselves to the ground, Guidroz said.
Escapee Jonathan Joseph, 24, was captured connected Dec. 5. He is successful custody connected aggregate charges, including first-degree rape.
Joseph Harrington, 26, faced respective felony charges, including location invasion. On Dec. 4, 1 time aft the escape, helium was recognized by a tipster portion pushing a achromatic e-bike. Police recovered the e-bike astatine a neighboring location and heard a gunshot portion trying to coax him to permission the building. He had changeable himself with a hunting rifle, Port Barre Police Chief Deon Boudreaux said by telephone to The Associated Press.
The flight came much than 7 months aft 10 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail. All 10 of since been captured.
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