New Orleans sheriff indicted following investigation into monthslong prison jailbreak
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has been indicted on 30 counts including malfeasance, obstruction of justice, and falsifying public records following a months-long investigation into a jailbreak that occurred under her leadership. The Louisiana Attorney General's office stated that Hutson's poor management and failure to follow basic legal protocols enabled the escape of 10 inmates, though she is not accused of directly aiding them. Hutson, who lost her re-election bid, is set to leave office and has been ordered to surrender her passport with a $300,000 bond set.
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US News New Orleans sheriff indicted following investigation into monthslong prison jailbreak By Associated Press Published April 29, 2026, 8:21 p.m. ET A grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Louisiana sheriff whose office came under investigation after 10 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail in an audacious escape that happened on her watch. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is not accused of helping the inmates pull off the brazen jailbreak through a hole behind a toilet, setting off a monthslong search before all the escapees were eventually captured. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said a state probe instead found that Hutson’s poor management of the jail led to the escape.
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