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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.

Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves.
Two more people have been arrested and accused of assisting inmates who escaped Orleans Parish Jail last Friday.
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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.