Over 100 inmates escape Haiti lockup

ARCAHAIE, Haiti— More than 100 mostly barefoot inmates overpowered guards on Saturday and escaped from a lockup in central Haiti, officials said.

Judge Henry Claude Louis-Jean said the prison break occurred in Arcahaie, a coastal town about 30 miles north of Haiti’s capital.

One guard was reported killed and others were injured.

The escapees stole an unknown number of weapons and some exchanged gunfire with police during the breakout.

The inmates attacked after they were released from a crammed holding pen to bathe, according to provincial authorities.

(AP FOTO) JAILBREAK. A guard lies dead inside the Civil Prison after a jail break in Arcahaiea, Haiti. More than 100 inmates escaped after they overpowered guards who were escorting them to a bathing area.