Four inmates, three murder suspects, break out of Louisiana jail; two recaptured
Several inmates, including murder suspects, fled a Louisiana jail. Three of them were implicated in a fatal home invasion where a father was killed and his daughter injured. Tangipahoa Parish authorities confirmed two captives. The escapees exploited a weak section of the fence, slipping out during yard time. The wanted individuals were named Omarion Hookfin, Avery Guidry, Jamarcus Cyprian, and Tra’von Johnson, involved in a 2022 homicide case in Hammond.
Four inmates have escaped from a jail in Amite, Louisiana, including three accused of breaking into a home and killing a father and shooting his 12-year-old daughter.
Two of the escaped men have already been caught, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office reported.
The sheriff’s office said that the four men escaped from the local jail on Sunday evening during their recreation time in the yard. The TPSO said the four men were able to escape through a section of the perimeter fence that was “found to be vulnerable and easily maneuvered in such a way that a small statured body could slide through.”
The four escapees were identified as Omarion Hookfin, 19; Avery Guidry, 19; Jamarcus Cyprian, 20; and Tra’von Johnson, 21.
Guidry, Hookfin, and Johnson were arrested in 2022 for their alleged roles in a homicide. WWL-TV reported at the time that the three allegedly broke into a home in Hammond, Louisiana, on September 13, 2022, and shot and killed Donte Perry. The group also allegedly shot Perry’s 12-year-old daughter at least 10 times, the outlet reported.
The fourth escapee, Cyprian, was serving time for armed robbery and weapons charges, the sheriff’s office reported.
On Monday, Chief Jimmy Travis of the TPSO told reporters on Monday that the jail didn’t know the men escaped until a family member of one of the escapees called Sunday afternoon saying Guidry and Johnson had appeared at their home asking for a place to stay.
Johnson and Guidry were found hiding in a dumpster behind a Dollar General and taken into custody, after police received a tip from someone who saw the pair.
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Hookfin and Cyprian are still missing.
“Sheriff [Daniel] Edwards asks anyone with first hand knowledge of any of the four subjects whereabouts to contact 911, OR if you wish to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa’s anonymous tip line at 1.800.554.5245 or visit www.tangicrimestoppers.com and click on the P3 Tips icon or Submit A Tip! You may be eligible for a cash reward,” the TPSO said in its initial statement.
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