{"id":2438775,"date":"2025-05-24T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-alleged-accomplice-in-new-orleans-jailbreak-arrested-could-face-hard-labor\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T17:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:36:35","slug":"third-alleged-accomplice-in-new-orleans-jailbreak-arrested-could-face-hard-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-alleged-accomplice-in-new-orleans-jailbreak-arrested-could-face-hard-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Alleged Accomplice in New Orleans Jailbreak Arrested, Could Face Hard Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthird-alleged-accomplice-in-new-orleans-jailbreak-arrested-could-face-hard-labor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438775&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Louisiana woman named Connie Weeden, 59, was arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >allegedly assisting<\/a> her fugitive grandson, Jermain Donald, following a recent jailbreak at the Orleans justice Center. weeden is the third person charged in connection with the escape, which involved ten inmates who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-draw-guns-on-trump-supporters-on-house-floor\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Draw Guns on Trump Supporters on House Floor\">reportedly broke<\/a> out through a hole behind a toilet. She faces felony accessory charges, which could lead to a five-year prison sentence if convicted. Weeden reportedly sent money to Donald using a cellphone app. The authorities have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-secretary-pick-called-out-by-republicans-for-democrats-awful-record-on-green-jobs-video\/\" title=\"Biden Energy Secretary Pick Called Out By Republicans For Democrats\u2019 Awful Record On \u2018Green Jobs\u2019 (VIDEO)\">expressed concerns<\/a> about the remaining fugitives, five of whom are still at large and considered armed and dangerous. The jail&#8217;s security has come under scrutiny, with Orleans Parish Sheriff susan Hutson pointing to faulty locks and suggesting inside help was involved in the escape. residents of New orleans are worried about their safety and have called for accountability from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> following this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">security failure<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police arrested a 59-year-old Louisiana woman Thursday night, after she allegedly helped one of the 10 fugitives who escaped the Orleans Justice Center last week.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest of Connie Weeden, from Slidell, Louisiana, makes her the third alleged accomplice arrested since the May 16 jail break, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/breaking-third-person-arrested-for-helping-escaped-inmates\/64858124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WDSU<\/a> in Louisiana reported.<\/p>\n<p>Weeden faces charges of felony accessory after the fact, possibly meaning up to five years of hard labor if she were convicted, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/Legis\/Law.aspx?d=78384#:~:text=RS%2014:25,law%20for%20a%20principal%20offender.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-officer-suffers-tragic-end-lasik-eye-surgery-goes-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> accused Weeden of helping her grandson, Jermain Donald, who is still on the run.<\/p>\n<p>She reportedly sent money to Donald via a cellphone app.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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New Orleans: 1-800-CALL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5HkyS8XNQv\">pic.twitter.com\/5HkyS8XNQv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LA State Police (@LAStatePolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAStatePolice\/status\/1925534832953544773?\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Five of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jail-employee-arrested-connection-escape-10-dangerous-inmates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 inmates<\/a> are still on the run, and police said they are likely armed and dangerous, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/louisiana-police-arrest-third-accomplice-orleans-parish-jailbreak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The fugitives, some of them murder suspects, escaped the jail through a hole behind the toilet, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-orleans-inmates-escape-0f96f173a3ded57b4b23f9a07b6cffac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported May 17.<\/p>\n<p>Above the hole the fugitives wrote, &ldquo;To Easy LoL.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">11 New Orleans inmates escaped jail by breaking a hole behind a toilet. Around the hole, they scribbled messages like &ldquo;Too easy LOL&rdquo; and &ldquo;Catch us when you can.&rdquo; Two have been recaptured, while the remaining nine are still at large and considered dangerous &#128128; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z9vHMaofX7\">pic.twitter.com\/z9vHMaofX7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FearBuck (@FearedBuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FearedBuck\/status\/1923475812268789792?\">May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson blamed the escape on the jail&rsquo;s &ldquo;defective locks,&rdquo; and said the escapees likely had inside help.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s almost impossible, not completely, but almost impossible for anybody to get out of this facility without help,&rdquo; Huston said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-new-orleans-jail-break-caught-camera-multiple-employees-suspended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Security camera footage<\/a> showed the men escaping.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Surveillance captured the inmates escaping the prison facility and running across the highway.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Police Department tagged them armed and dangerous! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aYGTc38N0D\">pic.twitter.com\/aYGTc38N0D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yonny (@YonnyBravo__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YonnyBravo__\/status\/1925076682060292361?\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Residents of New Orleans expressed fear and frustration over the security failure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/05\/24\/new-orleans-jail-inmates-escape-residents-angry\/83820502007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been kind of scared,&rdquo; said Lacy Favaroth. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not walking my dog at night at all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another resident, Lakisha Catchings, said she wants to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/citys-emergency-chief-blasted-dei-hire-left-tornado-siren-off-deadly-st-louis-storms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accountability<\/a>, adding that Sheriff Hutson &ldquo;has got to go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They gotta get it together. Crime is everywhere,&rdquo; Catchings said. &ldquo;But to be at your front door? 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Connie Weeden, hailing from Slidell, Louisiana, is the third suspected accomplice to be arrested since the jailbreak on May 16, according to WDSU. She is charged with being a felony accessory after the fact, which could result in up to five years of hard labor if convicted under Louisiana law. Authorities claim that Weeden aided her grandson, Jermain Donald, who remains at large and reportedly sent him money through a mobile app<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2438776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture-2025-05-24T140921.069.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55856,5175,36425,55855,47705],"class_list":["post-2438775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-accomplice-2","tag-arrest","tag-hard-labor","tag-jailbreak-2","tag-new-orleans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture-2025-05-24T140921.069.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438775"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438779,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438775\/revisions\/2438779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}