How Inmates in Daring New Orleans Jailbreak Used Hair Trimmers To "Fade and Flee"

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In a prison break that sounds more like a Netflix script than real life, ten inmates at the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans managed to escape using an unlikely tool: hair trimmers. 

Yes—clippers, the kind typically used to maintain a clean cut, became the cornerstone of a clever and concerning jailbreak that has left officials scrambling and eyebrows raised across the country.

Haircuts and Houdinis

Sources close to the investigation revealed that the inmates ingeniously used multi-blade hair trimmers to saw through the walls of their cells. 

By targeting weak points behind toilet and sink fixtures, the group managed to cut through the wall and then through the steel bars behind the fixtures. 

They removed both the toilet and sink to crawl through an opening they'd carved using nothing more than grooming equipment and grit.

Let that sink in—these were not industrial tools, power saws, or hacksaws. Just basic barber-grade trimmers and an unrelenting desire to get out.

“We’re Not Just Cutting Hair, We’re Cutting Out”

To scale the barbed wire perimeter fence, inmates reportedly used towels—possibly wet for added resistance—to avoid injury and snagging. 

If this sounds improvised, it was. If it sounds effective, it was that too.

Inside Job: The Plot Thickens

Authorities have confirmed that at least part of the escape plot involved inside help. 

Sterling Williams, a jail maintenance worker, was arrested and charged after allegedly shutting off the water to the toilet to facilitate its removal. 

Williams claims he was threatened by inmates, but investigators aren't ruling out voluntary involvement.

Further complicating the case, three other jail employees have been suspended. 

Two—Connie Weeden, 59, and Casey Smith, 30—were arrested and charged as accessories after the fact. 

Smith reportedly confessed to assisting in the transportation of the fugitives, with the help of a third accomplice, Cortnie Harris.

The Great Clip Escape: Who’s Still at Large?

Out of the ten escapees, five have been recaptured and are now held in maximum-security facilities (where the clippers have likely been locked away). 

The other five remain at large, and a multi-agency manhunt is ongoing. Authorities warn that these escapees could be dangerous and are urging the public to report any suspicious activity.


Security in Shambles

This escape raises serious questions about security protocols at the Orleans Justice Center. 

How did trimmers—which presumably are not rated for cutting steel or concrete—go unnoticed as a threat? 

How were so many able to coordinate this without earlier detection? And perhaps most disturbingly: How deep does the insider involvement go?

Jail officials have not yet commented on whether grooming tools will be banned or further regulated, but if you’re wondering whether your next haircut will come with a metal detector... you’re not alone.

Inmate Innovation Meets Institutional Oversight

The phrase "cut and run" just got a whole new meaning in New Orleans. 

As the investigation continues, the city’s justice system faces a trim of its own—starting with a close shave of who’s trusted behind bars. 

Stay tuned—this break may be over for some, but the fallout is just getting started.

 

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