(NewsNation) — Authorities are still searching for seven escaped inmates after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday.
The men are considered armed and dangerous, and the public has been warned not to approach the men if spotted and instead call 911.
The FBI is now offering a $10,000 reward for the apprehension of each inmate, in addition to the $5,000 rewards offered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the local Crime Stoppers.
More than 200 law enforcement personnel have been involved in the search.
Ten inmates escaped in the early morning hours on Friday, reportedly by using a hole behind a toilet and scaling a fence. Authorities have blamed faulty locks on cell doors for the escape and said there is evidence the men had help from inside the facility.
Jail employees did not know the men were missing until a headcount late Friday morning. Initially, 11 men were reported missing, but one was later located in a different cell.
Three inmates have been captured. Kendell Myles, 20; Robert Moody, 21; and Dkenan Dennis, 24, are back in custody.
Authorities are still searching for the following fugitives:
- Antoine Massey, 33
- Lenton Vanburen, 27
- Derrick Groves, 27
- Corey Boyd, 20
- Leo Tate, 21
- Jermaine Donald, 42
- Gary Price, 21
