Escaped New Orleans inmate captured after 5 months on the run

Published: 10/8/2025
Escaped New Orleans inmate captured after 5 months on the run
Escaped New Orleans inmate, 28-year-old Derrick Groves, captured in Atlanta after 5 months on the run. Groves, the last of 10 inmates who broke out of the Orleans Parish Justice Center in May, was found in a house crawl space after a police stand-off. The inmates used a hole in the wall behind a toilet to escape, leaving messages taunting officers, and were aided by staffing issues and building design flaws. Several were caught earlier, with Groves tracked down thanks to a tip leading to his arrest in Georgia.