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Last Orleans Jail Escapee Derrick Groves Captured After Atlanta Standoff

The arrest ends a months-long manhunt triggered by a May jailbreak that exposed serious security lapses at New Orleans' lockup.

Mugshot of Derrick Groves, the last escaped inmate from Orleans Parish Jail in May.
Derrick Groves was captured by officials on Wednesday
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Overview

  • Deputy U.S. Marshal Brian Fair said Groves was taken into custody at a Southwest Atlanta residence after a standoff involving Atlanta Police and U.S. Marshals.
  • The capture brings all 10 inmates who escaped the Orleans Justice Center on May 16 back into custody.
  • The New Orleans district attorney’s office has said Groves was convicted for a 2018 Mardi Gras shooting, including two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.
  • Nine previously recaptured escapees were transferred to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, according to local reports.
  • Investigations into outside assistance continue, with Groves’ girlfriend Darriana Burton jailed on a conspiracy-to-commit-simple-escape charge and accused of contacting him via a jail iPad program.