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Two Violent Inmates Remain at Large After New Orleans Jailbreak

A multi-agency search has recaptured eight escapees alongside the arrest of 13 suspected accomplices.

Overview

  • More than 12 days after the May 16 breakout, Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves are the only two of ten escapees still at large.
  • Law enforcement recaptured eight fugitives, including Jermaine Donald and Leo Tate in Huntsville, Texas, after a high-speed chase captured on body-worn cameras.
  • Authorities have arrested 13 people suspected of aiding the jailbreak and are using digital forensics to analyze jail calls for additional leads.
  • A tip placing Massey in Natchez, Mississippi, was investigated and later ruled unproductive, extending the manhunt across Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
  • Orleans Parish officials cite defective door locks, understaffing and inside assistance for enabling inmates to break through a hole in a cell wall behind a toilet.