Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced the arrest of a jail employee on Monday in connection with the escape of 10 inmates from a New Orleans facility.Sterling Williams, 33, is charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office,

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Maintenance worker Sterling Williams is accused of helping 10 inmates escape from a New Orleans jail by turning off water to the cell from which they fled. His attorney, Michael Kennedy, tells “Banfield" his client is being railroaded for the embarrassing jailbreak to divert attention.

Sterling Williams' attorney said he was not threatened into helping the inmates escape and that he was simply the maintenance worker on duty the night of the plot.