Final New Orleans jail escapee Derrick Groves taken into custody after five-month manhunt
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The last remaining fugitive, who was part of a group of New Orleans jail inmates that escaped earlier this year, was involved in a standoff with authorities in Atlanta, authorities said. 

Derrick Groves was taken into custody following the incident, the Louisiana State Police (LSP) said. 

“Through a coordinated effort involving Crimestoppers Greater New Orleans, the United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, Louisiana State Police, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the New Orleans Police Department, the Atlanta Police Department, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, 28-year-old Derrick Groves, was apprehended on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia after a brief stand-off,” an LSP statement to Fox News said.

All the captured inmates

One of ten Orleans Parish jail escapees, Derrick Groves, was captured Wednesday in Atlanta after a standoff with police, authorities said. Groves was the last remaining fugitive from the May escape.  (Gov. Jeff Landry)

The Orleans Justice Center is operating at only 60% staffing, and at the time of the escape, four supervisors and 36 staff members were monitoring 1,400 inmates, authorities said.

Many of the fugitive inmates were captured within weeks of their escape.

Darriana Burton (L) and Derrick Groves (R)

28-year-old Darriana Burton, believed to be the girlfriend of Derrick Groves, was arrested on Monday. (New Orleans PD and  Attorney General Liz Murrill)

Darriana Burton, a former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employee believed to be Groves’ girlfriend, was arrested in June on suspicion of helping him escape from the jail.

An arrest affidavit states that she allegedly coordinated contact between Groves and individuals outside the jail and communicated information related to the escape.

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