Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail where 10 inmates escaped last week, announced Tuesday she is suspending her reelection campaign, just hours after fielding tough questions from local leaders at a tense city council meeting.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson will pause her campaign for reelection amid an ongoing jailbreak manhunt and calls for her resignation, her office confirmed Tuesday evening.

Embattled Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson announced on Wednesday that she is suspending her reelection campaign in the wake of a mass jailbreak.