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New Orleans Doubles Rewards as Hunt for Two Jailbreak Fugitives Tightens

The $50,000 tip offers aim to generate fresh leads after eight escapees were recaptured from the Orleans Justice Center.

Overview

  • Derrick Groves and Antoine Massey remain on the run more than two weeks after exploiting defective locks and a hole behind a toilet to escape on May 16.
  • Law enforcement agencies, including Louisiana State Police, the FBI and U.S. Marshals, have raised rewards to $50,000 per inmate to boost public tips.
  • Investigators have received over 700 leads, resulting in the capture of eight fugitives and the arrest of at least 14 people accused of aiding the breakout.
  • Sterling Williams, a jail maintenance worker, has been charged with disabling cell water to let inmates remove a toilet and breach the facility wall.
  • Officials warn that Groves is a convicted double murderer and Massey is a seasoned escapee with three prior getaways, and they say they are closing in on both men.