Former Orleans Parish jail maintenance worker Sterling Williams made his first court appearance, pleading not guilty to 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office.

Sterling Williams, a New Orleans jail plumber accused of helping 10 inmates break out of an Orleans Parish correctional facility in May, pleaded not guilty Thursday.

Sterling Williams, who worked in jail maintenance at the time of the May 16 jailbreak, pleaded not guilty on Thursday during an arraignment hearing.

Sterling Williams, 33, was charged in a bill of information from Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office with malfeasance in office and 10 counts of principal to simple escape.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The maintenance worker accused of helping 10 inmates escape the Orleans Parish Jail has pleaded not guilty. Sterling Williams appeared via Zoom before an Orleans Parish ...

Sterling Williams, 33, appeared by Zoom from the Plaquemines Parish jail. His attorney, Michael Kennedy, entered his plea.

State authorities in Louisiana this week charged Sterling Williams with aiding in the escape of 10 inmates at a New Orleans jail and one count of malfeasance in office, two months after the ...

Sterling Williams is one of more than a dozen people arrested in the weeks following the escape. All nine pleaded not guilty to escape charges during arraignments.

Adjusted EPS accretion -- Management projects $0.63 to $0.70 of accretion to Sterling's adjusted EPS on an annualized basis ...

Jail maintenance worker Sterling Williams, 33, was arrested and charged with being a principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office.