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  • St. Mary Parish Inmate attempts jail escape

    July 25, 2021 11:16 AM

    ST. MARY'S PARISH - An inmate attempted an unsuccessful escape at St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center Sunday morning. Deputies noticed the inmate was not in his assigned area, but later found him in the facility. Sheriff Smith says the inmate did not get outside the facility and... more »
  • East Feliciana Parish Prison inmate escaped late Thursday, recaptured hours later

    July 2, 2021 6:28 AM

    EAST FELICIANA PARISH - An East Feliciana Parish work release inmate who escaped late Thursday night was located and captured early Friday morning, authorities say. According to the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office, 27-year-old Ballard Layton Rose, a minimum-security work-release inmate who has been doing time for illegal possession... more »
  • IHOP worker murdered during lunch shift gunfire was work release inmate Play Video

    May 26, 2021 12:10 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A man murdered on a smoke break at the IHOP on Siegen Lane was a work release inmate, according to records obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit. Courtney Whitfield, 31, was gunned down behind the restaurant in a wild shooting at lunchtime Tuesday. A second person... more »
  • Work release inmate back in custody after morning escape

    September 22, 2019 2:17 PM

    WALKER - A work releases inmate was briefly on the lam Sunday morning, prompting a search of areas along I-12 in Walker. The sheriff’s office said the inmate left a facility Sunday morning and was back in custody around lunchtime. People reported seeing numerous law enforcement officers search... more »
  • Work release inmate assigned to concrete job found dead at Heck plant

    July 31, 2019 4:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A work-release inmate was found dead at his job Wednesday – a concrete plant owned by Heck Industries. Sheriff’s deputies said other concrete workers found George Merritte, 50, unresponsive in a chair located in the break room of the facility. The employee called 911, and began... more »
  • Woman recalls terrifying encounter with WBR work release inmate Play Video

    June 29, 2017 11:36 AM

    PLAQUEMINE- A West Baton Rouge Parish work release inmate is under arrest Thursday morning in Iberville Parish, after investigators say he broke into a house and beat up a woman. The incident occurred around 9 a.m., according to Plaquemine Police Chief Kenny Payne. Investigators said... more »
  • West Baton Rouge inmate captured after walking off job site Play Video

    April 26, 2017 2:26 PM

    WEST BATON ROUGE – A West Baton Rouge work release inmate who walked off his job this week was captured Wednesday morning. The inmate, Michael Allen, was working at Fluker Farms when he walked off the job around 6 :30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the West Baton Rouge... more »
  • Searchers actively following tips for missing inmate

    November 6, 2015 1:23 PM

    DENHAM SPRINGS - Authorities said they're actively following up on tips in the search for a work release inmate who left his job site earlier this week in Livingston Parish. A spokesperson for the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said they and members of the Walker Police Department searched an... more »
  • Deputies searching for missing work-release inmate

    November 5, 2015 1:33 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies said they're searching for a work release inmate out of Livingston Parish who left his job earlier this week. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said Kevin Whetstone, 30, was working offshore on a tugboat and called a relative to pick him up after... more »

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