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2026-05-01 -Lurid Crime Tales-
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Louisiana sheriff charged after toilet jailbreak let 10 inmates escape in lockup fiasco
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 [FoxNews] Attorney General Liz Murrill alleges Susan Hutson's poor leadership enabled inmates to escape from behind a toilet.
A Louisiana sheriff is facing a slew of charges stemming from the infamous New Orleans jailbreak that resulted in one of the largest inmate escapes in U.S. history.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, 59, was issued a sweeping 30-count indictment alleging obstruction of justice, malfeasance and falsifying public records on Wednesday, according to a press release from Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office.
Chief Financial Officer Bianka Brown was also slapped with 20 felony counts, officials added.
The charges stem from a May 2025 incident in which 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center, Murrill’s office said.
Murrill also alleges Hutson’s poor leadership played a key role in the escape of nearly a dozen dangerous inmates, including some facing murder charges, after they broke out of jail from behind a toilet.
All 10 inmates were subsequently captured after a nationwide manhunt.
"While Sheriff Hutson did not personally open the doors of the jail for the escapees, her refusal to comply with basic legal requirements and to take even minimal precautions in the discharge of her duties directly contributed to and enabled the escape," Murrill said.
The charges come just days before Hutson was set to leave office after only receiving 17% of the vote in her re-election bid in October, FOX 8 reported.
Hutson’s term was reportedly plagued by the infamous jailbreak, several other controversies and calls for her to resign as sheriff.
She had never worked in a jail when she unseated four-term former Sheriff Marlin Gusman in 2021 and had minimal law enforcement experience after working as the city’s independent police monitor and an attorney specializing in police oversight, according to FOX 8.
Additionally, state auditors recently reported nearly $260,000 in suspicious overpayments for security details, with previous scandals involving allegations that Hutson dropped large sums of cash on hotel rooms for her top officials during Mardi Gras, according to FOX 8.
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michelle Woodfork was elected by voters to succeed Hutson and is expected to be sworn in on Monday, the outlet reported.
A judge has set Hutson’s bond at $300,000 and Brown’s bond at $200,000, while also ordering both women to hand over their passports and remain in the state of Louisiana.
Hutson and Brown are scheduled to appear in court for a status hearing Thursday.
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