Williams allegedly shut off the water to a toilet to help clear the way for the inmates to escape, sources said.

Of the 10 inmates who fled early that morning, five have been recaptured as of May 21 and are being held at the maximum-security Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Three Orleans Parish jail inmates staged an unsuccessful escape attempt through the ceiling of pod 1D roughly two weeks before the 10-person jailbreak via its toilet on May 16, court records show.