Video Footage Shows Inmates Escaping From New Orleans Jail

Video Of Inmates Escaping From New Orleans Jail & Running Across Highway Surfaces

Inmates pulled a “Prison Break” in New Orleans. On Friday, 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food.

According to the authorities, seven of the escapees, including suspects charged with murder, remain on the run following the breakout.

Video footage of their escape has since been making rounds on social media. The clip which was shared with media during a news conference, showed the escapees sprinting out of the facility — some wearing orange clothing and others in white.

Breaking News: We now have the video of the 10 inmates escaping Orleans Parish Jail this morning. This video is wild like it’s out of a movie.

One of those inmates was captured in the French Quarter, 9 are still on the run.

According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff:
12:23 am… pic.twitter.com/zMZs53mGwc

— Cassie Schirm (@Cassiewdsu) May 16, 2025

The men scaled a fence, using blankets to avoid being cut by barbed wire, and then some could be seen sprinting across the nearby interstate and into a neighborhood.

AP News obtained a photo from law enforcement showing the opening behind a toilet in a cell that the men escaped through. Above the hole are scrawled messages that include “To Easy LoL” with an arrow pointing at the gap.

Not long after the jail break, one of the men, Kendall Myles, 20, was apprehended after a brief foot chase through the French Quarter. He had previously escaped twice from juvenile detention centers.

By Friday evening, two more fugitives were captured. The police found Robert Moody, 21, in New Orleans thanks to a Crimestoppers tip, according to Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office.

On the other hand, Dennis was found near the Chef Menteur Highway, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on the social platform X.