Overview
- Authorities apprehended 33-year-old Antoine Massey at a Hollygrove residence on June 27, marking the ninth recapture since the May 16 breakout.
- Local, state and federal agencies collaborated using facial recognition, CrimeStoppers leads and social media investigations to locate Massey after earlier raids turned up only clothes and unconfirmed sightings.
- Derrick Groves, convicted of second-degree murder and attempted murder, remains the sole fugitive and carries a $50,000 bounty for tips leading to his arrest.
- Massey, originally held on domestic abuse, motor vehicle theft and parole violation charges, now faces additional escape-related counts and will be transferred to a secure state correctional facility.
- Ongoing probes into defective cell doors, understaffing and alleged insider collusion have led to suspended jail staff, arrests of alleged accomplices and state-ordered audits of Orleans Justice Center operations.