Fugitive’s Girlfriend Charged With Aiding Breakout at New Orleans Jail Where She Once Worked

Fugitive’s Girlfriend Charged With Aiding Breakout at New Orleans Jail Where She Once Worked
Law enforcement search for a fugitive that escaped a prison in New Orleans on May 21, 2025. Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP
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NEW ORLEANS—Authorities arrested a former New Orleans jail employee on Monday and accused her of aiding in the 10-inmate breakout at the facility last month, which included an escape by her boyfriend—a convicted murderer.

The former jail employee, Darriana Burton, 28, is one of at least 16 people arrested and accused of aiding the escape of the inmates on May 16. Authorities said only two remain at large: her boyfriend, Derrick Groves, and Antoine Massey, who is facing charges of rape, kidnapping and domestic battery.