New Orleans jail inmate faces new charges
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One inmate was behind bars for murdering two men. Another was charged with domestic abuse involving strangulation. A third was accused of attacking a corrections officer.
AMITE, Louisiana — An inmate who escaped the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Thursday was recaptured on Friday, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. 22-year-old Tra’Von Johnson was arrested in Amite on Bennett Road. Authorities said Johnson escaped for the second time in a year.
Authorities in Louisiana are looking for an inmate who escaped jail for the second time in a year after a member of the public tipped them off Thursday.
Authorities search for men who fled through broken window at Franklin County residential prison diversion program.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson boasted about jail upgrades in a campaign video just days before 10 inmates escaped.