New Orleans Escapee Captured After Five-Month Manhunt

Fri Oct 10 2025 09:45:14 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Derrick Groves, the last of ten inmates who escaped a Louisiana jail, has been apprehended in Atlanta after a five-month pursuit by law enforcement.

Derrick Groves, one of the ten inmates who fled the Orleans Parish Justice Center in May, was captured in Atlanta alongside other escapees after breaking through a wall. He now faces additional charges for his escape.

Five months after ten prisoners broke out of a Louisiana jail, the last escapee has been captured, Louisiana State Police confirmed on Wednesday.

The runaway inmate, 28-year-old Derrick Groves, was taken into custody in Atlanta, Georgia, following a brief standoff, police said.

Police released several gas canisters into a house where Groves was believed to be hiding, and then found him tucked away in a crawl space, CBS News reported.

The ten inmates, including Groves, had fled the Orleans Parish Justice Center in May by ripping a toilet from the wall and breaking metal bars to make their escape.

The inmates scrawled messages above the hole they escaped through, one reading To Easy LoL.

Three inmates were recaptured within 24 hours, and several others were caught in the following weeks. A tip led investigators to Groves in Atlanta.

He had been convicted of second-degree murder in October 2024 and faces new charges related to his escape. He will be extradited to Louisiana for processing.