New Orleans jail inmate faces new charges
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The charges range from accessory after the fact to principal to simple escape. Investigators said the group aided the escapees in various ways.
In an arrest affidavit, Sterling Williams said one of the inmates who later escaped had threatened to “shank” him if he did not turn off the water.
Sterling Williams, 33, was a maintenance worker who cut the water to a jail cell, allowing 10 men to escape, investigators said.