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(NewsNation) — Television property Duane "Dog" Chapman said Monday that the flight of 10 inmates from a New Orleans jailhouse was "absolutely" an wrong occupation involving correction officers, arsenic authorities captured a 4th escapee portion six others stay astatine large.
Chapman, known arsenic "Dog the Bounty Hunter," told NewsNation’s “On Balance” that situation escapes are "every time" wrong jobs and suggested aggregate guards were progressive successful Friday's breakout.
"You know, I've chased a batch of these guys and caught a few, and each time, it is an wrong job," Chapman said. "I'm definite it's an wrong job. And also, I deliberation it's much than conscionable 1 guard."
Gary C. Price, 21, was apprehended Monday and volition beryllium transported to a unafraid authorities installation extracurricular the area, constabulary said. Authorities are inactive searching for the remaining six escaped inmates.
The 10 inmates escaped successful the aboriginal morning hours Friday, reportedly by utilizing a spread down a toilet and scaling a fence. Authorities person blamed faulty locks connected compartment doors for the flight and said determination is grounds the men had assistance from wrong the facility.
Chapman criticized the jail's information protocols, noting that guards should routinely cheque astir toilets during compartment searches due to the fact that "all latrines, toilets ... successful region jails pb that way."
He besides said the escapees apt stayed unneurotic nether the enactment of the oldest member, who is successful his 40s, alternatively than splitting up. Chapman said astir of the escapees look gun-related charges and would apt effort to get weapons first.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry blamed the flight connected New Orleans' transgression justness system, saying the metropolis "handed the jailhouse keys to those who vowed to support criminals retired of jail."
Chapman agreed with the governor's assessment, criticizing efforts to defund constabulary and jails.
"You request to wage the officers more. You request to springiness them much equipment. You request to hole the jails," helium said.
Jail employees did not cognize the men were missing until a headcount precocious Friday morning. Initially, 11 men were reported missing, but 1 was aboriginal located successful a antithetic cell.
