Reward increased to $50K per escaped inmate still on the run
Through a collective effort, Crimestoppers leaders say the reward is now up to $50,000 per fugitive
STANDING WATER. NOW BACK TO THE OTHER BIG STORY THAT WE’RE FOLLOWING. THE HUNT FOR THE TWO REMAINING ESCAPED INMATES. THE REWARD FOR THOSE FINAL TWO MEN HAS NOW DOUBLED. ANTOINE MASSEY AND DERRICK GROVES HAVE BEEN ON THE RUN FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS AFTER BREAKING OUT OF THE JAIL IN MID-CITY. LET’S GET STRAIGHT TO REPORTER ARIELLE BRUMFIELD. ARIELLE, THIS WAS JUST ANNOUNCED. WE’RE TALKING A LOT OF MONEY FOR ANY TIPS THAT LEAD TO AN ARREST. THAT’S RIGHT, TRAVIS, WE’RE TALKING $50,000 PER FUGITIVE. THAT WAS THE ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY CRIME STOPPERS. THE FBI AND ATF JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. WE DID HEAR FROM THEM THAT THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE STRONG LEADS AS TO WHERE ANTOINE MASSEY AND DERRICK GROVES ARE AT THIS TIME. THEY DID NOT CONFIRM, HOWEVER, WHETHER THEY BELIEVE THESE TWO REMAINING INMATES ARE STILL WITHIN LOUISIANA OR IF THEY’VE MADE IT OUT OF THE STATE. THEY ALSO DID NOT CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL TOGETHER AT THIS POINT. NOW, SINCE THESE INMATES ESCAPED ABOUT 13 DAYS AGO. NOW WE’RE TOLD THAT CRIME STOPPERS HAS RECEIVED ABOUT 700 TIPS REGARDING THE WHEREABOUTS OF INMATES. AND WE DO KNOW THAT THREE ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE SO FAR DUE TO THE TIPS THAT THEY’VE RECEIVED. ONE PERSON, WE’RE TOLD HAS RECEIVED AN AWARD ALREADY. TWO OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THEIR REWARD. THEY’RE JUST GOING THROUGH THE PROCESSING AT THIS TIME, BUT THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE MONEY. IF YOUR IF YOUR TIPS AND YOUR INFORMATION CAN AID IN BRINGING IN THESE INMATES, THEY’RE ALSO REMINDING THE COMMUNITY, REMINDING FAMILY MEMBERS, REMINDING FRIENDS TO NOT HELP AID THESE INMATES. TAKE A LISTEN. WE ARE WORKING FOR YOU. IT’S FOR ALL OF LOUISIANA. AND AS MENTIONED, SOMETIMES THESE DANGEROUS FUGITIVES TRAVEL OUTSIDE OUR BORDERS, SO WE NEED EVERYONE’S HELP. IF YOU’RE LISTENING AND YOU’RE IN ANOTHER STATE AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER AND YOU HAVE A TIP OR ANOTHER PARISH OR ANOTHER CITY, PLEASE CONTACT US. AGAIN. THEY’RE WANTING THE PUBLIC TO STAY VIGILANT AND TO REPORT ANY INFORMATION OR ANY POSSIBLE SIGHTING OF THESE TWO REMAINING INMATES. ANTOINE MASSEY AND DERRICK GROVES. AGAIN, THE NUMBER TO CRIME STOPPERS IS
Reward increased to $50K per escaped inmate still on the run
Through a collective effort, Crimestoppers leaders say the reward is now up to $50,000 per fugitive
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Updated: 2:10 PM CDT May 29, 2025
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The total reward for information leading to the capture of the two remaining escapees is ticking up. Through a collective effort, Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans leaders say the reward is now up to $50,000 per fugitive.Crimestoppers is offering $20,000, while the FBI has pledged another $20,000 and the ATF added $10,000, bringing the combined reward total to $50,000 each for Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves. This increased reward was announced nearly two weeks after the mass jailbreak, where 10 inmates escaped through a hole behind a toilet at the Orleans Justice Center in Louisiana. Eight of the escapees have since been caught, but Massey and Groves remain at large. Leaders have said they are considered the most dangerous of all the inmates who escaped. They say it's possible that both men could have changed their appearances.
The total reward for information leading to the capture of the two remaining escapees is ticking up. Through a collective effort, Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans leaders say the reward is now up to $50,000 per fugitive.
Crimestoppers is offering $20,000, while the FBI has pledged another $20,000 and the ATF added $10,000, bringing the combined reward total to $50,000 each for Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves. This increased reward was announced nearly two weeks after the mass jailbreak, where 10 inmates escaped through a hole behind a toilet at the Orleans Justice Center in Louisiana.
Eight of the escapees have since been caught, but Massey and Groves remain at large. Leaders have said they are considered the most dangerous of all the inmates who escaped. They say it's possible that both men could have changed their appearances.
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