LAFAYETTE, La. – A Louisiana inmate’s escape turned into an entirely different viral moment after he was caught on camera hiding from police inside a backyard garbage can in Lafayette.
The escapee, 47-year-old Shon Alick Jolivette, was in the custody of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office on Thursday when he slipped away from deputies at Ochsner Lafayette General UHC, where he had been taken for medical care. The escape prompted lockdowns at Lafayette High School and the Early College Academy at SolaCC’s campus as law enforcement swarmed the area.
Videos capture Jolivette climbing fences, hiding in trash can
Home surveillance footage, provided by Lafayette resident Spencer Simon and later shared on multiple platforms, including TikTok, shows Jolivette climbing over a backyard fence before ducking into a trash can to evade capture.
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