May 20 (UPI) -- Half of the 10 escaped inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center are now in custody, after a fifth inmate was recaptured Tuesday, according to law enforcement authorities in Louisiana.
Corey Boyd, 19, was spotted in New Orleans' French Quarter, where he was arrested and taken into custody. Boyd is accused of killing a man last year during a car burglary.
"Fifth fugitive arrested from OPSO inmate escape. Law enforcement agencies, working collectively to locate the inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility on May 16, have arrested 19-year-old Corey Boyd," Louisiana State Police wrote Tuesday in a post on X.
Fifth Fugitive Arrested from OPSO Inmate Escape Law enforcement agencies working collectively to locate the inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility on May 16, 2025, have arrested 19-year-old Corey Boyd. pic.twitter.com/zf5jQLmvEq— LA State Police (@LAStatePolice) May 21, 2025
"Boyd was originally incarcerated at the Orleans Parish Justice Center for second degree murder, attempted second degree murder, aggravated battery and threatening a public official," according to LA State Police, who announced Boyd would be transferred to a maximum-security prison, instead of returning to the justice center.
