Overview

• Ten inmates tunneled through a hole behind a toilet on May 16, exploiting faulty locks, doors and chronic understaffing at the Orleans Justice Center.
• Three more fugitives—Lenton Vanburen, Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald—were arrested May 26 in Baton Rouge and Walker County, Texas, bringing total recaptures to eight.
• Antoine Massey, with a documented history of multiple escapes and facing domestic abuse and car theft charges, and Derrick Groves, convicted of second-degree murder, are still on the run and deemed armed and dangerous.
• Authorities have arrested over a dozen suspected accomplices, including a jail maintenance worker and family members of Lenton Vanburen, on charges ranging from simple escape to accessory after the fact.
• Federal, state and local agencies are coordinating search efforts and offering up to $20,000 for tips that lead to the capture of the two remaining fugitives.