Breaking news update, published at 2:01 p.m. ET] Five suspected accomplices have been arrested for allegedly helping some of the 10 escapees who broke out of the Orleans Justice

New Orleans — Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they could escape through a hole behind it, a lawyer for a maintenance worker who is charged with helping them said Wednesday.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson faced a new round of criticism Thursday over last week's brazen jailbreak and her response, this time from District Attorney Jason Williams, as the manhunt

Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, sparking a massive search for the group.

In an arrest affidavit, Sterling Williams said one of the inmates who later escaped had threatened to “shank” him if he did not turn off the water.

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.