New Orleans, Sheriff Susan Hutson
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Those same sources told WDSU Investigates that the subpoenas are requesting all copies of Sheriff Hutson's text messages, emails, and other communications from midnight Friday until Sunday night.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has announced that she is temporarily suspending her campaign for re-election.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson had no prior experience in law enforcement. In the wake of the infamous jailbreak at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, one political analyst predicts voters will be seeking a law-and-order type candidate.
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WDSU investigator Aubry Killion spoke with Hutson as she walked into City Hall for a hearing with the New Orleans City Council.
"Leadership matters, and right now, the people of New Orleans deserve better. Sheriff Hutson should resign," Freeman said in a statement.
A fifth inmate was recaptured after a jailbreak in New Orleans. Five are still on the loose. A maintenance worker is being accused of cutting off the water so that the inmates could escape through a hole behind a toilet.