(NewsNation) — A fourth person has been arrested in connection with last week’s breakout at a New Orleans jail, and five fugitives remain at large.
On Thursday evening, Louisiana State Police announced the arrest of Connie Weeden, 59, who allegedly provided money to one of the escaped inmates via a cellphone app. She faces one felony charge of being an accessory after the fact, authorities said.
The announcement follows the earlier arrests of two other civilians, Cortnie Harris, 32, and Corvanntay Baptiste, 38, who allegedly helped some of the fugitives after their escape.
Jail maintenance worker Sterling Williams, 33, was arrested for allegedly helping the inmates escape by turning off water to the cell from which they fled.
Harris is accused of transporting two fugitives, both still at large, to multiple locations in New Orleans. Baptiste is accused of being in contact with Corey Boyd via phone and social media to help him get food while he was in hiding; Boyd was later captured and returned to custody.
Five of the 10 escapees are still at large following the May 16 breakout, and authorities are offering a combined reward of $20,000 each for their recapture.
Police have warned that they are armed and dangerous, and the public should be alert.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order on a multiagency response to the escape with instructions for the inspector general to oversee audits of case files and the Department of Corrections to review the operations at the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility. Landry also ordered all inmates from the facility be relocated to state-run facilities.
The order also mandates the state’s Supreme Court to review the Orleans Criminal Court to assess performance, and court clerks are instructed to document requests for continuances, with judges urged to address delays.