Overview

• Tra’Von Johnson, 22, escaped Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Thursday during a dorm flooding incident and was recaptured Friday evening near Amite City.
• This marks Johnson’s second escape from the facility, following a prior breakout a year ago.
• The escape was facilitated by a security lapse when an interior door was inadvertently left open during cleanup, allowing Johnson and another inmate to flee.
• Four jail staff members have been placed on administrative leave as investigations into procedural failures and insider involvement continue.
• Johnson, who was awaiting trial for a 2022 home invasion that left one man dead and a child injured, has been transferred to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.