What we know about the two escaped Louisiana inmates who remain on the run
Just over a week after ten inmates escaped the Orleans Parish jail, all but two inmates have been recaptured.
Two inmates, Antoine Massey, and Derrick Groves, remain on the run.
Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, Gary Price, D'Kenan Dennis, Corey Boyd, Lenton Vanburen Jr., Jermaine Donald, and Leo Tate are all back in custody.
Here's what we know about the two inmates who are still being sought:
Criminal history:
Massey has a criminal background that dates back to 2007.
That is the year he is said to have escaped a juvenile detention center that's now known as the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center.
In 2019, he escaped from a detention center and was found the same day in Texas.
He went on to cut off two ankle monitors, including one in 2023 inside a Walmart. The owner of that ankle monitor, ASAP Ankle Monitoring, officials said.
"When you cut an ankle monitor off, it's a clear case of guilt. We know who we put it on. We know he took it off. There's no in between," said Matt Dennis with ASAP.
On May 16, Massey and nine others were caught on video escaping from Orleans Justice Center around 1 a.m., sending the community on high alert.
"You look around naturally. It's a natural thing in the city to be alarmed, on guard and aware of your surroundings," said Dennis.
After 2 a.m., on the night of the escape, three inmates were caught on surveillance video walking in the downtown area of New Orleans.
Dennis said he believes Massey will not be caught for some time.
"Whether he's in town or not. If my theory is correct, Massey has a pocket full of change. And he can hide, if my theory is correct. He has money for a hotel, money for food," Dennis said.
Dennis said a suspected ankle monitor scam was already under investigation by several agencies before the escape happened.
Groves was jailed on three counts of attempted second-degree murder. He had just
Sources close to sister station WDSU confirm that Derrick Groves is the grandson of Kim Groves,
Kim Groves was a 32-year-old mother of three when she was gunned down in the 9th Ward in October 1994. The hit was ordered by corrupt New Orleans police officer Len Davis.