Bail Bondsman on Fugitive Antoine Massey's Multiple Escapes and Claims of Innocence

Antoine Massey's Escape and Claims

• ⛓️ Antoine Massey, one of two New Orleans jail escapees, posted a social media video claiming innocence and asking for help.
• 🚨 Police raided a home after Massey's family recognized the room in his video, but he had already fled, leaving behind distinctive clothing and shoes.
• ⚖️ Massey was initially reported as being held on murder charges, but this was updated to autotheft and domestic abuse involving strangulation.

Massey's History of Escapes

• 🏃‍♂️ Matthew Dennis, a bail bondsman and electronic monitoring specialist, states that Massey has escaped four times before.
• ⏱️ Dennis previously apprehended Massey within four hours after he cut off his ankle monitor in 2023.
• 🔓 Massey was ordered into Dennis's program as a condition of his release due to a previous ankle monitor tampering charge.

Collaboration in Apprehension

• 🤝 Catching Massey involves cooperation between the bail agent, Dennis's agency, and the court that ordered the monitor.
• 🕵️‍♂️ This collaboration extends to working with NOPD and the US Marshals Gulf Coast Task Force.
• 💰 A $50,000 reward is offered for information leading to Massey's capture.

Massey's Criminal Record

• ⚠️ Dennis asserts that Massey is not innocent, citing convictions for domestic violence by strangulation and autotheft.
• 📈 Massey also has an open case in St. Tammany Parish for a rape charge, connected to the same victim as the New Orleans case.
• ⛓️ He violated probation shortly after being released and was rearrested, subsequently facing a new charge while in jail.