
3 of 4 men who escaped a Louisiana jail have been captured, 1 remains at large
CNN
One of the escaped Louisiana inmates who has been on the run since last weekend has been captured, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office.
One of the escaped Louisiana inmates who has been on the run since last weekend has been captured, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office. Omarion Hookfin, 19, has been taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities did not specify when or where Hookfin was captured. Jamarcus Cyprian, 20, remains at large as of Friday afternoon. The two were part of a group of four who escaped from the Parish Jail while “participating in their recreation time on the yard,” CNN previously reported. Two of the inmates are believed to have escaped the jail in Amite City on Saturday afternoon, while the other two fled on Sunday, according to Sheriff Daniel Edwards. Avery Guidry, 19, and Travon Johnson, 21, were found on Monday hiding in a dumpster behind a Dollar General store.

A Border Patrol agent shot two people in Portland, Oregon, during a traffic stop after authorities said they were associated with a Venezuelan gang, another incident in a string of confrontations with federal authorities that have left Americans frustrated with immigration enforcement during the Trump administration.

Oregon authorities are investigating a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland that wounded two people federal authorities say are tied to a violent international gang – an incident that renewed questions about the Trump administration’s handling of its immigration crackdown in the city and across the US.











