Crime
Police capture escaped inmate Corey Boyd in New Orleans, 5 others still at large
UPDATE: Corey Boyd has been captured.
SLIDELL, La. — A significant law enforcement operation is underway in the Kingspoint neighborhood of Slidell, Louisiana, as authorities search for one of the inmates who recently escaped from the Orleans Justice Center.
According to multiple law enforcement sources, the large police presence is connected to the ongoing manhunt for Corey Boyd, one of six fugitives still at large following the recent jail escape in New Orleans.
Residents in the Old Kingspoint area reported seeing a heavy deployment of law enforcement vehicles and tactical units.
The Louisiana State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and SWAT teams have reportedly surrounded a residence believed to be connected to Boyd.
Boyd, who was awaiting trial in connection to a fatal shooting during a car burglary in 2024, is considered armed and dangerous.
Authorities have urged the public to avoid the area and report any suspicious activity immediately.
This operation is part of a broader regional effort to locate and apprehend the remaining escapees from the Orleans Justice Center jailbreak, which has sparked widespread concern and prompted calls for increased oversight of jail security protocols.
Further updates will be provided as law enforcement agencies release official statements regarding the operation.
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was taken into custody Saturday afternoon following a shooting inside the Austin Central Library that left one person seriously injured and prompted a large emergency response and temporary shelter-in-place order in the downtown area.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers responded shortly after 12:00 p.m. to reports of gunfire inside the Austin Central Library, located at 710 W. César Chávez Street.
Upon arrival, police and Austin-Travis County EMS units found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
The individual was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Assistant Police Chief Lee Rogers stated during a press briefing that the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived.
After an extensive search, the suspect—identified as 55-year-old Harold Newton Keene—was located and arrested in South Austin at approximately 1:25 p.m.
The library was safely evacuated, and the shelter-in-place alert was lifted shortly after Keene’s apprehension.
Authorities emphasized that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident involving only one suspect and one victim.
“This was not an active shooter situation,” Rogers confirmed.
Preliminary reports and public records reveal that Harold Newton Keene has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple arrests for assault, family violence, terroristic threats, burglary, drug possession, and evading arrest.
He is described by law enforcement officials as a habitual violent offender who has had numerous prior run-ins with police.
Records indicate Keene was previously arrested for threatening a man with a firearm several months ago and, in a separate incident, assaulted another inmate while in custody at the Travis County Jail.
In both cases, prosecutors later declined to pursue charges.
Authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting or confirmed whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The Austin Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Austin Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS.