NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is asking Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Leon Roche to recuse himself from presiding over the case against a jailhouse plumber accused of helping 10 inmates escape the Orleans Justice Center in May 2025.
Murrill’s office is prosecuting the case against Sterling Williams, who is accused of shutting water off to a jailhouse toilet, allegedly to help 10 inmates escape the facility on May 16, 2025.
In a motion to recuse Roche filed Sunday night, Murrill’s office argues the judge couldn’t be fair in Williams’ case since the AG’s office is prosecuting it…