Overview

• Massey appears in a now-deleted Instagram video claiming he was “let out” rather than masterminding the May 16 escape from Orleans Justice Center.
• He disputes testimony by jail maintenance worker Sterling Williams, who faces malfeasance and escape-aiding charges after allegedly disabling cell plumbing.
• Law enforcement officials confirm eight of the ten escapees have been recaptured, leaving Massey and Derrick Groves still at large.
• Massey was jailed on motor vehicle theft and domestic-abuse charges and is also wanted by St. Tammany Parish authorities on kidnapping and rape allegations.
• Authorities have arrested 14 individuals suspected of aiding the fugitives and suspended several jail employees pending an operational audit.