In an arrest affidavit, Williams said one of the inmates who escaped had threatened to “shank” him if he did not turn off the water. Another inmate tried to take Williams’ phone and attempted to get him to bring a book with cash app information.

Sterling Williams, a maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, was arrested on Tuesday, ABC News reported, citing sources familiar with the arrest. Williams is accused of shutting off the water to a toilet off in order to aid in the escape of the inmates who climbed through a hole behind a toilet.