Overview

• Ten inmates broke out of the Orleans Justice Center on May 16 by derailing a cell door, removing a toilet and squeezing through an opening in the wall.
• Eight of the escapees have been recaptured, leaving convicted murderer Derrick Groves and kidnapping and rape suspect Antoine Massey on the run.
• At least 14 people, including friends, family members and a former jail employee, face charges for supplying the fugitives with food, cash, transport and shelter.
• Investigators arrested a jail plumber accused of facilitating the breakout and uncovered use of internet‐based phone services by fugitives to avoid cellular tracking.
• Law enforcement agencies have coordinated resources, increased rewards and emphasized public tips as critical to ending the ongoing manhunt.