Sheriff Susan Hutson has suspended her reelection campaign after taking responsibility for a jailbreak where 10 prisoners broke out of the Orleans Justice Center early Friday.

Hutson announced suspending her campaign shortly after posting that she took “full accountability for this breach that occurred under my leadership.”

Local WWL-TV reported that a fifth prisoner had been captured following the breakout. The five remaining escapees are considered to be dangerous.

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