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• Mom, children escape overnight duplex fire

  June 19, 2013 7:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A mom and her five children are safe but without a home after fire ripped through their home early Wednesday morning. Fire officials believe the fire started in the attic of the duplex on Holt Dr. just after 3 a.m. The duplex is considered a total... more »

• Inmate caught after walking off work release site

  June 18, 2013 5:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - U. S. Marshals said they caught up to a work release inmate this afternoon after the man walked off his job site Monday. Marshals arrested Tederick Bessie, 30, around 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in Baton Rouge. Authorities reported Bessie missing Monday after they said he wasn't... more »

• Judge declares mistrial after murder suspect escapes

  June 6, 2013 1:06 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - A judge declared a mistrial today in the trial of a murder suspect who escaped from the Iberville Parish Courthouse and was quickly caught. The trial for Akeem Gailes, 27, was underway when deputies said he escaped from his holding cell at the courthouse. He's accused of... more »

• Escape closes Audubon Zoo in New Orleans

  March 29, 2013 11:31 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A monkey's escape from its enclosure at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans led to the zoo's brief closure. A statement from the zoo's vice president of marketing said a Colubus monkey escaped at t 10:17 a.m. Friday. Zoo workers were able to confine the animal to... more »

• Fire sparks at home, woman escapes

  March 12, 2013 11:35 AM

  BAKER - A woman was able to escape as fire ripped through her home. It happened around 11 a.m. in the 1200 block of McHugh Road near Groom Road. Officials say a woman who was there at the time of the blaze was able to escape without injuries.... more »

• Work-release inmate wanted after leaving job

  February 18, 2013 4:58 PM

  JACKSON- A work-release inmate walked away from his job Monday, the second time in a week that the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office has had the task of locating a trusty. Most recently, Frankie New, 40, left a body shop where he was assigned to work on Highway 10.... more »

• DOC: Fugitive spotted in New Orleans

  January 10, 2013 4:03 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - State prison officials said a convicted killer who escaped from a St. Gabriel correctional facility New Year's Day has been spotted in New Orleans. Corrections officials said they learned Keana Barnes, 33, got a ride to downtown New Orleans last week. They said she has also... more »

• House arrest prisoner convicted of simple escape

  January 10, 2013 7:24 AM

  ALEXANDRIA - An Alexandria man who had been serving a sentence under a house arrest program has been convicted of simple escape. The Rapides Parish District Attorney's Office says 55-year-old Kenneth Bell Sr. was serving the sentence for a prior conviction, but Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies found that he... more »

• Reward increased in search for fugitive

  January 4, 2013 10:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE - State prison officials upped the reward today for information leading to the capture of an escaped fugitive they say should be considered armed and dangerous. The state Department of Public Safety and Corrections offered $2,500 in their search for leads to find Keana Barnes, 33, who... more »

• Woman who escaped prison has run before Play Video

  January 1, 2013 5:56 PM

  ST. GABRIEL- Authorities said the woman who escaped overnight from a state prison in St. Gabriel was serving a 25-year sentence for manslaughter, and offered a reward for information leading to her capture. St. Gabriel Police Chief Kevin Ambeau said 33-year-old Keana Barnes climbed over a fence at the... more »

• Escaped prisoner was serving manslaughter sentence

  January 1, 2013 11:45 AM

  ST. GABRIEL - Authorities said the woman who escaped overnight from a state prison in St. Gabriel was serving a 25-year sentence for manslaughter, and offered a reward for information leading to her capture. St. Gabriel Police Chief Kevin Ambeau said 33-year-old Keana Barnes climbed over a fence at... more »

• Female prisoner escapes from St. Gabriel prison

  January 1, 2013 10:35 AM

  ST. GABRIEL - A woman escaped overnight from the Elayn Hunt Correctional Institute for Women in St. Gabriel, according to authorities. Prison chase teams are out searching the area, but the prisoner's identity has not been released at this time. It is the second escape in less than... more »

• Elayn Hunt Correctional Center escapee apprehended

  December 28, 2012 1:43 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - A man is back behind bars after attempting to escape from the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center early Friday morning. Joshua Kelly, 38, worked as an infirmary orderly at EHCC and was working on a night cleaning crew when he escaped. Officials say Kelly overpowered a... more »

• BRPD: Handcuffed man escapes during drug arrests

  October 18, 2012 5:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a man handcuffed during an investigation into suspected drug dealers in Baton Rouge managed to escape, and is still on the loose. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said police are searching for Dandre Brown, 23, who escaped during the investigation at Marino's Food Mart on Weller... more »

• BRPD: Escaped burglary suspect re-arrested Play Video

  September 25, 2012 3:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge said a suspected burglar who escaped from police this morning, despite handcuffs and an injured foot, is back in custody. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said Tommy Depedro Wilson, 55, escaped from the BRPD Second Precinct on Highland Rd. around 10:30 a.m., and was... more »

• Juvenile inmate escapes during transport

  August 28, 2012 5:24 PM

  NEW IBERIA - Iberia Parish sheriff's deputies are searching for a juvenile inmate who escaped as he was being transported within the city of New Iberia. Sheriff Louis Ackal says the 17-year-old fled Tuesday from deputies as they were moving him from the St. James Juvenile Facility, where he was... more »

• Prisoner who escaped in canoe back in custody

  August 24, 2012 12:44 PM

  HAMMOND - A trustee who escaped from custody in Tangipahoa Parish is back in jail. John Johnson, 36, was working at the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office vehicle maintenance shop in Amite at 10:00 p.m. last night. As a deputy was locking up the shop, Johnson disappeared. A search of... more »

• Reports: manhunt in Tangipahoa

  August 24, 2012 12:13 AM

  AMITE- According to reports published late Thursday night, K-9 deputies and air support have been called in to search for a 36-year-old trusty who walked away from a work-release program. ActionNews17.com reports John Steven Johnson left his post at the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office shop on Hwy 51. ... more »

• More controversy at Jetson Play Video

  August 2, 2012 6:12 PM

  BAKER - A guard at the Jetson Center for Youth claims she was attacked by a student, but there are questions about her story. The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice spokesperson says there is an ongoing investigation, but early results indicate the assault did not happen. Sources at... more »

• Amorous bull damages Ark. deputy's patrol car

  August 2, 2012 12:36 PM

  SHERWOOD, Ark. - A bull in the mood for love damaged an Arkansas sheriff's patrol car when it tried to mount a man who was leading the animal across a yard. Authorities said Wednesday that a Faulkner County sheriff's deputy was responding to a call about a bull running loose... more »

• More than 1,000 turtles slowly escape captivity

  July 19, 2012 12:52 PM

  SUMMERVILLE, Ga. - More than 1,000 turtles made a slow-speed escape from their turtle farm in northwest Georgia. Turtle farmer David Driver tells sheriff's officials he suspects vandals might be to blame for tearing down fences around his turtle ponds in Summerville. Authorities say that allowed the turtles - including... more »

• Ex-state lawmaker blasts the La. Office of Juvenile Justice Play Video

  July 11, 2012 5:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Former lawmaker Don Cravins, Sr, says there needs to be a shakeup in the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice. Cravins, who is currently the mayor of Opelousas, helped fight for a legislative package known the the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2003. A team of professionals, including... more »

• Two more employees on leave after teens escape correctional center Play Video

  July 9, 2012 10:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Two more employees were put on leave after two teens escaped from the Jetson Center for Youth. Clarence McWilliams and Demonte Washington got out last week. They were found Saturday night inside a home on America Street in Baton Rouge. Correctional Center leaders say one of... more »

• OJJ to hold announcement tonight on Jetson escapees

  July 9, 2012 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Office of Juvenile Justice announced a late-notice press conference this evening to release more details about two juveniles who escaped from the Jetson Center for Youth and were later caught. Clarence McWilliams and Demonte Washington walked out of the facility last Tuesday. They were found... more »

• Community relieved after teen inmate capture Play Video

  July 8, 2012 8:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Four day taste of freedom comes to an end for two teens who escaped the Jetson Correctional Facility last week. Authorities arrested 18-year-old Clarence Mcwilliams and 15- year old Damonte Washington at a house on America Street Saturday night after they broke out of the facility on... more »

• Police: Pa. inmate tried to hail cab from hospital

  July 3, 2012 12:33 PM

  BEAVER, Pa. - Sheriff's deputies say a western Pennsylvania county jail inmate wearing an orange-and-white striped uniform tried to hail a taxi to escape from a hospital where he was taken for medical treatment. The Beaver County Times reports Tuesday that 23-year-old Holden Wooley was taken to Heritage Valley Beaver... more »

• Escaped EBR trusty captured

  May 25, 2012 5:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An anonymous tip led East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies to an escaped prison trusty today. Spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks said a tip led deputies to Raymond Ballard, 45, who walked away from a substation in Central earlier this week. She said Ballard was seen riding... more »

• Authorities searching for escaped trusty

  May 22, 2012 4:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A trusty arrested for drug charges walked away from an East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Department facility today, according to a department spokesperson. Casey Rayborn Hicks said Raymond Ballard, 45, walked off the EBRSO substation in Central. Ballard was arrested in April in suspicion of cocaine... more »

• Escaped Gorilla Caught

  March 19, 2012 7:37 PM

  A gorilla that bit a zookeeper and escaped its cage in Buffalo, New York was captured in a zookeeper's lounge. The lounge is outside the zoo's public areas and the gorilla had to be tranquilized. The 24-year-old gorilla named Koga got out of his cage into an isle where a... more »

• Woman, dog escape house fire unharmed Play Video

  February 13, 2012 2:46 PM

  Investigators are looking into how a fire started at a home in Baton Rouge Monday afternoon. It happened just after one in the 2100 block of 68th street. Investigators say the resident of the home was sleeping, when her dog began to bark. She awoke to find... more »

• Update: Coleman in custody

  January 30, 2012 12:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE- U.S. Marshal Kevin Harrison says Michael Dewayne Coleman has been caught. Coleman was the subject of a manhunt in the Sharon Hills area after a team attempted to serve a warrant last Thursday, and he fled into some woods near the subdivision. Coleman was wanted by... more »

• Fire Truck Escape

  January 2, 2012 7:45 PM

  A prisoner escaped from a state prison in San Diego by stealing the prison fire engine on New Year's Eve and he's still on the lam. Thomas Kelly was serving time for stealing cars and worked as a firefighter in the prison near the border with Mexico. Kelly was discovered... more »

• Strange twist in how inmates were re-captured

  November 10, 2011 5:16 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - The chase started around 2:30 Thursday morning after guards at West Feliciana Parish's Work Release discovered two inmates missing. Then, the number grew to three. Angola's chase team followed the trail while deputies with the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office and St. Francisville Police Department inspected... more »

• 3 teens back in custody after escape

  November 1, 2011 5:30 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Three teenagers who escaped from the Bridge City Center for Youth are back in custody. Jerel Giarrusso, a spokeswoman for the state's Office of Juvenile Justice, says Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies on Tuesday arrested the teenagers in Denham Springs. Col. John Fortunato, a spokesman for... more »

• St. Martin Parish escapees captured in Texas

  August 19, 2011 10:03 AM

  ST. MARTINVILLE - Two Louisiana men who escaped from a St. Martin Parish Correctional Center had a few hours of freedom, but the furlough was not to last as they were caught in a Texas hotel nearly 14 hours later. According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, Robert... more »

• Geese Guards

  August 11, 2011 7:22 PM

  Two geese were added to the force at an overcrowded prison in Sao Paulo, Brazil as another layer of security against escapes. The warden at Sobral Prison says the geese make a lot of noise when they sense "strange movements." He says the roaming geese will also help alert guards... more »

• K9 dies from heat stroke after finding escapees

  August 8, 2011 4:56 PM

  ST. MARTINVILLE - A tracking dog used by the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office has died from heat stroke after chasing down two escaped juveniles. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said the dog, K-9 Hatos, died Saturday shortly after locating two juveniles who escaped from the St. Martin... more »

• Trusties escape during work detail at DOTD in Baton Rouge

  July 31, 2011 3:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Two inmates from Dixon Correctional Institute escaped earlier today during a work detail at the Department of Transportation and Development in Baton Rouge. Charles Lidberg, 22, of Baton Rouge, and Brett Hebert, 21, of Lockport, walked out of the DOTD building while they were cleaning, according to... more »

• Escaped prisoner turns himself in to US Marshals

  July 31, 2011 1:02 PM

  HAMMOND- A prisoner who escaped while being transported to Catahoula Parish Prison is in custody after he turned himself in to US Marshals early this morning. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, 33-year-old Sedrick Smith, of Greensburg, broke free of his shackles, assaulted the transport deputy, broke a... more »

• St. Landry inmate captured in Evangeline Parish

  June 24, 2011 3:21 PM

  OPELOUSAS - A St. Landry Parish prisoner who escaped custody in Lafayette Parish Thursday has been captured in Evangeline Parish, authorities said Friday. Capt. Jimmy Darbonne, spokesman for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, said Matthew O. Keyes was captured at 10 a.m. Friday by Turkey Creek police following... more »

• State police review trusty program, security

  April 4, 2011 5:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - More than 170 men make up the Louisiana State Police trusty program - a program that has come under harsh scrutiny from both the public and those charged with running it after two men escaped last month. Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson said in... more »

• Fugitive convicted of sexual assault arrested in Port Allen

  March 29, 2011 5:17 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A random call about trash dumping helped end a fugitive's flight from the law, according to authorities in Port Allen. Jody Ray Dutton, 50, was arrested by Port Allen Police, who later learned Dutton is wanted for parole violations and failing to register as a sex... more »

• Escaped La. trusties back in Baton Rouge

  March 22, 2011 8:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Two former trusties who escaped from Baton Rouge and were caught in Tennessee are now back in State Police custody in Louisiana. Ricky Wedgeworth and Darian Pierce arrived at LSP headquarters just before noon. The two face escape charges after stole a vehicle and left a State... more »

• Extradition orders signed for Louisiana fugitives

  March 21, 2011 12:33 PM

  MEMPHIS, TN - Extradition orders were signed today for two former trusties who escaped from Baton Rouge and were caught in Tennessee. A spokesperson for the Shelby County District Attorney's Office said Ricky Wedgeworth and Darian Pierce will be extradited to Louisiana, where they face escape charges. The... more »

• Fugitives being extradited to Louisiana

  March 18, 2011 5:17 PM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Federal charges against two fugitives captured in Memphis have been dropped, though the men still face extradition to Louisiana on state charges. Court documents from the Middle District of Louisiana show that a federal charge of unlawful flight from prosecution has been dismissed for both Darian... more »

• 2 La. fugitives caught in Memphis briefly in court

  March 15, 2011 12:35 PM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two fugitives from Louisiana who were captured in Memphis after evading authorities for 10 days have made a brief court appearance. The men, 33-year-old Darian "Drake" Pierce and 36-year-old Ricky Wedgeworth, are being held in Memphis on a federal escape charge. They also face charges... more »

• Escaped trusties face charges in four states

  March 14, 2011 10:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities interviewed two fugitives from Louisiana well into the night about the four-state crime spree that followed their escape from a State Police compound. Ricky Wedgeworth and Darian Pierce were nabbed around 4 p.m. Monday in Memphis, but police say not before they committed a series of... more »

• Escaped La. trusties caught in Tennessee

  March 14, 2011 5:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two trusties that escaped from a Louisiana State Police compound have been caught in Tennessee. Ricky Wedgeworth, 36, and Darian "Drake" Pierce, 33, were taken into custody in Memphis Monday afternoon, but not before a crime spree including murder. The two used a van to... more »

• Escaped La. trusties steal county vehicle in Tennessee

  March 14, 2011 3:31 PM

  JACKSON, Tenn. - Two escaped trusties from Louisiana were spotted after stealing a county vehicle in Jackson, according to authorities. According to the Madison County Sheriff's office, Ricky Wedgeworth and Darian Pierce hijacked a parks and recreation vehicle and tied up a county worker in Jackson. Sheriff David... more »

• LSP: There will be changes to their trusty procedures

  March 11, 2011 5:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Michael Shingleton talks with the Department of Public Safety to learn what it takes for a prisoner to become part of the trusty program. News2 learned that Louisiana's qualifications are more lenient than those in neighboring states such as Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. Those states... more »

• Search continues, troopers find DPS van used by two escaped trustees

  March 5, 2011 1:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana State Police located the Department of Public Safety van that two trustees used to escape from the Louisiana State Police Headquarters. Troopers found the van on US 61 south of LA 965. Police say the trustees, Ricky Wedgeworth, 36, of Tennessee and Darian Peirce, 33, of... more »

• Psychiatric patient escapes twice

  January 5, 2011 6:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The search is over for a mental patient that escaped from the Greenwell Springs mental hospital. Thirty-year-old Crandell Turner went missing around 11 p.m. Tuesday night. He was found 3 miles away on Magnolia Bridge Rd. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, this... more »

• Demond Cook sentenced to life in prison

  November 2, 2010 3:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Demond Cook, the convicted felon who escaped custody and was re-captured after a 12-hour manhunt on Oct. 19, was given a life sentence today in Baton Rouge district court. The District Attorney's Office said Cook stipulated to prosecutor's argument that he was an habitual offender, and... more »

• Escaped inmate arrested in St. Martin Parish

  October 21, 2010 11:43 AM

  A manhunt in St. Martin Parish for an escaped inmate is over. Paul Collins was arrested Wednesday night in St. Martinville after deputies pulled him from underneath a house. K9 officers were also sent out to assist the deputies after Collins initially refused to come out. "We received... more »

• Demond Cook makes court appearance after escape

  October 21, 2010 9:53 AM

  The man who escaped from the district courthouse in Baton Rouge and was re-captured Tuesday was back in court this morning. There was extra security as Demond Cook was taken to the courtroom, and a judge rescheduled his sentencing hearing for a kidnapping and armed robbery conviction to November... more »

• Warden not ruling out yesterday's escape as 'inside job'

  October 20, 2010 5:51 PM

  Catahoula Parish Correctional Center Warden Pat Book is not ruling out the idea that yesterday's courthouse escape in Baton Rouge could have been an inside job. Book said Demond Cook managed to break free of handcuffs and shackles on his way into the court for a sentencing hearing. ... more »

• 2nd person arrested for helping escapee

  October 20, 2010 11:47 AM

  A second person has been arrested for allegedly helping Damon Cook escape custody before a sentencing hearing Tuesday morning. Hilton Hayes, 28, was arrested and charged with Principal to Simple Escape and Accessory to Simple Escape. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies believe Hayes gave Cook a ride after he... more »

• Chimp Escape

  October 19, 2010 7:25 PM

  A 300 pound chimpanzee that broke free from its chains and wandered a neighborhood of Kansas City, broke out a window in a police car before being recaptured. At first it was thought to have escaped from a nearby zoo but it turns out it was a family pet. Shooting... more »

• Demond Cook back in law enforcement custody

  October 19, 2010 7:22 PM

  Update : Demond Cook, who escaped restraints this morning while headed into district court, has been caught. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s deputies and the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force captured 34-year-old Demond Cook in a vacant house on Lorraine Street around 7 this evening. Local, state and federal... more »

• EBRSO: kidnapper's sister helped him escape authorities

  October 19, 2010 5:17 PM

  The sister of convicted kidnapper Demond Cook has been arrested after authorities say she helped her brother escape from sheriff's deputies this morning. East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies arrested 32-year-old Tamaika Cook after officials at the Catahoula Parish jail, where Demond was being held, told EBRSO that Tamaika acted... more »

• Federal authorities helping with Baton Rouge search

  October 19, 2010 3:36 PM

  Local, state and federal law enforcement are spreading out from Baton Rouge in their search for an escaped kidnapper. Demond Cook is still on the loose after overpowering Catahoula Parish sheriff’s deputies and escaping his restraints this morning. Authorities say he was being taken to district court to be... more »

• Inmates jump from jail roof, accused killer still loose

  October 19, 2010 2:44 PM

  Authorities in St. Martin Parish are searching for an accused killer who jumped off the roof of the parish jail this morning. Deputies said 36-year-old Paul Collins Jr. and a second inmate, 33-year-old Wilbert John, were in the recreational area on the jail's roof when they overpowered a deputy... more »

• Authorities say Cook overpowered guards, escaped restraints

  October 19, 2010 10:35 AM

  Authorities say a man about to be sentenced to life in prison was able to overpower a deputy and get out his restraints before escaping into downtown Baton Rouge. Demond Cook was being taken to court in Baton Rouge by Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s deputies when he made his escape this... more »

• Inmate caught after running out of Livingston courtroom

  October 19, 2010 10:19 AM

  UPDATE 11:43 p.m. - The man that ran out of a drug court hearing after he was sentenced to serve time is now back in custody, according to authorities. Dennis Caruso ran out of the parish courthouse this morning after he was sentenced to jail time in drug court.... more »

• First of 33 men rescued from Chilean mine

  October 12, 2010 11:03 PM

  The first of 33 men was rescued Tuesday night after 69 days trapped in a collapsed mine, pulled to fresh air and freedom at last in a missile-like escape capsule to the cheers of his family and countrymen. Florencio Avalos, wearing a helmet and sunglasses to protect him from the... more »

• Police: Washington man escaped while handcuffed

  October 10, 2010 11:35 AM

  A 26-year-old Washington state man managed to escaped from a Department of Corrections car while handcuffed. Police aren't just looking for him. They also want him to be charged with stealing the handcuffs. The Daily News of Longview reports that Eric Mitchell Lair was arrested Oct. 1 on a felony... more »

• New judge assigned in Angola Five case

  September 30, 2010 7:23 AM

  A new judge has been assigned to preside over the trials of five Angola inmates accused of killing a security officer during an escape attempt in December 1999. An order signed by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball names retired Orleans Parish Judge Jerome M. Winsberg to hear... more »

• Six escaped prisoners caught in New Orleans

  September 29, 2010 10:58 AM

  Six inmates who escaped from a Mississippi jail were arrested Wednesday in New Orleans. Sheriff Steve Rushing told the Brookhaven Daily Leader that his deputies, assisted by the U.S. Marshals Service, apprehended the entire group in a pair of raids at separate hotels in New Orleans around 5 a.m. and... more »

• Inmate gets 2 more years for escape

  September 11, 2010 11:51 AM

  An inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary who escaped and stayed on the run for four days last year has had two years tacked to his life sentence. The Advocate reported that 46-year-old Henry Smith pleaded guilty Thursday in St. Francisville to simple escape. Smith walked off the prison grounds... more »

• Escapee gets 2 years added to life term

  September 10, 2010 6:31 AM

  A Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate who escaped and stayed on the run for four days last year had two years added to his life sentence. Henry Smith pleaded guilty in state district court in St. Francisville to simple escape and drew a two-year sentence that is to run consecutively to... more »

• Snake Escape Investigation

  August 31, 2010 7:35 PM

  Wildlife authorities in Georgia will inspect Zoo Atlanta after a venomous rattlesnake escaped and slithered through a neighborhood before being killed by a homeowner. Zoo staff noticed the female tiger rattlesnake missing and blame it on a cage door that wasn't secured. The Georgia Department of Natural Resouces has not... more »

• 2 Winn Parish inmates escape

  August 12, 2010 6:11 AM

  Two Winn Parish Jail inmates escaped from the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies say Thomas Ray May and Jamie D. Malone used a phone call about a false wreck Wednesday morning to distract officers while they made their escape. Officials do not suspect they are armed and dangerous. Deputies say... more »

• Two back behind bars after prison escape

  July 27, 2010 5:09 PM

  Two inmates are back behind bars in West Feliciana Parish after a three-hour run from the law. News 2’s Michael Shingleton found out the escape could have been avoided by simply locking a door. more »

• Two men in custody after escaping from prison

  July 26, 2010 10:50 PM

  Two men are in custody after escaping from prison earlier tonight. 25-year-old Michael Johnson, Baton Rouge, and 23-year-old Mark Stanley, Baton Rouge, escaped from West Feliciana Parish Detention Center around 7:15 p.m. Police set up a perimeter, and a chase team picked up a track and stayed with it. They... more »

• Cows made a break for Freedom

  July 22, 2010 8:43 PM

  Some cows on the way to a slaughterhouse made a break for it when the truck transporting them overturned in Michigan. Police say the escapees hoofed it over highway guardrails, forced traffic to detour and caused at least one wreck. All but five of the wayward cows were rounded up.... more »

• Inmates on the run in East Baton Rouge

  June 2, 2010 5:50 PM

  Deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish are still looking for two men who escaped from parish prison last night. News 2's Luke Margolis gets answers on how the men broke loose. more »

• La. prisoner escapes trying to see mom on Mother's Day

  May 10, 2010 11:15 PM

  A Terrebonne Parish inmate working as a mechanic in the jail's work-release program stole a car and drove more than 60 miles in an effort to see his mother on Mother's Day. Authorities said Monday that 50-year-old Richard Ford escaped about 11:30 a.m. Friday. He was captured about four... more »

• EBRSO looking for escaped inmate

  May 6, 2010 5:08 PM

  The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is looking for a Dixon Correction Center inmate that fled his work detail at Earl K. Long Hospital Thursday morning. Robert Day Jr. was serving two five year sentences for possession of cocacin and simple burglary. Officials said he has family and friends... more »

• House fire caused by pot left on stove

  April 23, 2010 1:41 PM

  Two people escaped a house fire in Baton Rouge after neighbors saw what was going on. It started just after nine o'clock Friday morning at 8832 Bayside. Fire fighters say a woman and child were inside when neighbors knocked on the door to alert them. Investigators say... more »

• Allen Parish escapee in custody

  April 21, 2010 6:42 AM

  An Oakdale man, who escaped from the Allen Parish jail while being bonded out April 5, has been captured. Courtney L. Hobson was caught after detectives received information that he could be found at a Rapides Parish home. Rapides sheriff's deputies, along with the U.S. Marshals, went to the home,... more »

• Inmate escapes from Allen Parish Jail

  April 6, 2010 6:41 AM

  Authorities are searching for a man who escaped from the Allen Parish Jail. Sheriff's deputies say 21-year-old Courtney L. Hobson of Oakdale escaped about 9:40 a.m. Monday by running through a door after a visitor was let in. Hobson was arrested by Oakdale police Friday on a possession of marijuana... more »

• Three inmates escape from Avoyelles Parish Jail

  March 30, 2010 10:54 AM

  Three inmates are on the loose in Avoyelles Parish after escaping from the jail in Marksville early Tuesday morning. Authorities say the inmates forced a guard to open a door at knifepoint. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Doug Anderson says the inmates are Quentin Truehill, 22, Kentrell Johnson, 39, and Peter... more »