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Leon Ruffin, the Jefferson Parish jail inmate accused of pepper-spraying a deputy and escaping from custody while awaiting trial for murder, pleaded not guilty to the brazen getaway on Friday.
A Jefferson Parish man will head to trial this summer on accusations of murder.
A second person has been arrested in connection with a murder suspect who escaped Jefferson Parish custody in March.
A convicted felon and murder suspect, who escaped Louisiana law enforcement custody by pepper spraying and then stealing the cruiser of his deputy escort during a hospital visit earlier this week, has been apprehended.
The Sheriff’s Office quickly disabled the radio inside the deputy’s vehicle to prevent the escapee from using it to evade authorities. The patrol unit was recovered in Algiers within about 3 hours.