Sterling Williams, a maintenance worker, is accused of aiding 10 inmates in a New Orleans prison escape, but his lawyer claims he was merely a tool, unaware of the plan. Authorities allege Williams turned off water to a toilet,

DA staff, victims say they’re in hiding. City leaders demand answers as fallout grows.

State officials have said they have been able to track down and rearrest five of the 10 inmates who escaped last Friday morning, May 16, in a daring breakout that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson called an “inside job,” according to USA Today .

Sterling Williams, 33, was a maintenance worker who cut the water to a jail cell, allowing 10 men to escape, investigators said.