Jail Worker Arrested in Connection With New Orleans Jailbreak

The employee says that one of the inmates threatened to stab him if he didn’t comply with a request to shut off the water to a specific cell used in the escape.

Sterling Williams, an Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employee arrested in connection with the escape of 10 inmates from jail, in an undated photo. Attorney General Liz Murrill's Office

A maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office has been arrested for allegedly aiding the brazen escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center this past week, six of whom remain at large.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on May 20 that Sterling Williams, 33, was taken into custody without incident and faces 10 counts of Principal to Simple Escape and one count of Malfeasance in Office, stemming from his role in the May 16 breakout.