A New Orleans jail maintenance worker, Sterling Williams, was arrested after allegedly aiding inmates in their escape by turning off water to a toilet covering a hole in the wall. The daring escape involved ten inmates squeezing through the hole after disabling a faulty cell door. The incident unfolded while a guard was away. Williams admitted that an inmate threatened him to turn off the water, leading to charges of assisting the escape.
Currently, six inmates remain on the run following the jailbreak.
In an arrest affidavit, Sterling Williams admitted that one of the inmates threatened him with a "shank" if he did not turn off the water.
Authorities allege that by turning off the water, Williams "willfully and maliciously assisted" the escape, as it prevented flooding that could have exposed the inmates' plan.
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