Overview

• Prosecutors say Darriana Burton helped plan the May 16 breakout and drove escapee Lenton Vanburen to a relative’s home after the jailbreak.
• Burton, who was fired as a correctional officer in March 2023 over contraband allegations, has denied assisting in any escape plot or smuggling.
• Officials contend Burton used a secondary device during a FaceTime call on jail iPads to coordinate the escape with an outside accomplice.
• Derrick Groves, convicted of second-degree murder, and Antoine Massey, wanted for rape and kidnapping, are the only inmates still at large.
• State and federal investigators are probing security failures—including faulty locks and understaffing—at the Orleans Justice Center.