Last of 10 New Orleans Jail Escapees From May Is Captured Under a House in Atlanta

Last of 10 New Orleans Jail Escapees From May Is Captured Under a House in Atlanta
Derrick Groves, the last escapee from the New Orleans jailbreak in May, sits in a police vehicle after being taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and Atlanta police at a southwest Atlanta home, on Oct. 8, 2025. Ben Hendren/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
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ATLANTA—A monthslong search for the only Louisiana inmate still on the run after an audacious May jailbreak ended Wednesday when authorities say they found him hiding in a crawl space beneath an Atlanta home, bringing the last of the 10 escapees into custody.

Derrick Groves, 28, was convicted of murder and facing a possible life sentence before the inmates escaped through a hole behind a toilet in a New Orleans jail. He had the most violent criminal record of the group and authorities offered a $50,000 reward for tips leading to his capture.